Waterford Lake
Waterford Lake is the main water supply for New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the scene of the beginning of the "battle of New Waterford" during the coal mine strikes of 1925 that occurred as part of the 1920s-era Cape Breton labour Wars.Places of Interest
Highlights: Flat Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Waterford and North Sydney.
New Waterford
Town
New Waterford is an urban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Waterford Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.23944° or 46° 14′ 22″ north
Longitude
-60.12469° or 60° 7′ 29″ west
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
87RX6VQG+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Waterford Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waterford Lake (lanaw sa Canada)”
- French: “Waterford Lake”
- Swedish: “Waterford Lake”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: New Victoria and Kaneville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Summit Recreation Park and New Victoria Volunteer Fire Department.
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Worth a closer look: Halifax and Lunenburg.
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