Tangier Grand Lake

Tangier Grand Lake is a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located near Mooseland, Nova Scotia.

Description

Tangier Grand Lake is full of islands, from the largest island, which is long and wide, to very small islands, scattered throughout the western and eastern arms. It is, for the most part, relatively shallow, but it has a relatively deep spot with a depth of approximately in its centre. The lake is located on the Eastern Shore Granite Ridge, an area of 350-million year old granite bedrock. It is the largest lake in the province that does not have direct road access.

History

The remnants of a sluice, once used in log driving, can be found on Struggle Brook, one of the primary inflows into Tangier Grand Lake from Crooked Lake.