Grand Lake (New Brunswick)
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Grand Lake is a lake
in central New Brunswick
, Canada
, approximately 40 kilometres east of Fredericton
; and the province's largest freshwater lake. The lake drains through the Jemseg River
and the Grand Lake Meadows into the Saint John River.
The lake is popular for recreation with locals, with several beaches and cottages on its shores.
Commercial barges of forest products were towed across the lake from a large sawmill in Chipman
to a pulp mill in Saint John
until the late 1990s. Other industrial activity around the lake includes New Brunswick's largest and currently only active coal mining area with extensive strip mines in the Newcastle Creek valley; a coal
-fired power generating station, operated by NB Power
, is located on the lake shore near the village of Minto
.
Communities along or near Grand Lake include:
Lakes and rivers which drain into Grand Lake include:
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in central New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, approximately 40 kilometres east of Fredericton
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...
; and the province's largest freshwater lake. The lake drains through the Jemseg River
Jemseg River
The Jemseg River is a short river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick which drains Grand Lake into the Saint John River.The river is fairly slow-flowing, with approximately 5 kilometres of meander length. It passes through a savannah-type environment and is augmented by the Grand Lake Meadows...
and the Grand Lake Meadows into the Saint John River.
The lake is popular for recreation with locals, with several beaches and cottages on its shores.
Commercial barges of forest products were towed across the lake from a large sawmill in Chipman
Chipman, New Brunswick
Chipman is a Canadian village in Queens County, New Brunswick.The village of Chipman is located on the banks of the Salmon River at the head of the Grand Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the Maritime provinces...
to a pulp mill in Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
until the late 1990s. Other industrial activity around the lake includes New Brunswick's largest and currently only active coal mining area with extensive strip mines in the Newcastle Creek valley; a coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
-fired power generating station, operated by NB Power
NB Power
NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
, is located on the lake shore near the village of Minto
Minto, New Brunswick
Minto is a Canadian village straddling the border of Sunbury County and Queens County, New Brunswick. Located on the north shore of Grand Lake, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Fredericton, its population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the...
.
Communities along or near Grand Lake include:
- MintoMinto, New BrunswickMinto is a Canadian village straddling the border of Sunbury County and Queens County, New Brunswick. Located on the north shore of Grand Lake, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Fredericton, its population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the...
- Princess Park
- Grand Lake West
- Douglas Harbour
- JemsegJemseg, New BrunswickJemseg is a Canadian rural community in Queens County, New Brunswick. It is located on the east bank of the Jemseg River along its short run from Grand Lake to the Saint John River...
- Mill Cove
- Youngs Cove
- Cumberland Bay
Lakes and rivers which drain into Grand Lake include:
- Newcastle Creek
- Salmon River
- Coal Creek
- Cumberland Bay Stream
- Maquapit Lake