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Lake Rossignol Waterfront
Nova Scotia's largest freshwater lake — a vast, island-studded reservoir in the Queens County interior, prized for fishing and wilderness.
Overview
The province's biggest lake
Lake Rossignol is the largest freshwater lake in Nova Scotia — more than 32 km long — set in the southwestern interior of Queens County. It took its modern form in 1929 when the Mersey River was dammed at Indian Gardens, merging more than a dozen smaller lakes into one great reservoir.
It has deep Mi'kmaw history, with archaeological sites along its shores, and drains via the Mersey River to the Atlantic near Liverpool.
On the water
Wilderness fishing country
Rossignol is a wild, island-studded lake known for kayaking, canoeing and fishing — anglers come for healthy trout and smallmouth bass — bordered in part by the Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area.
Waterfront here is remote and cottage-focused, a backcountry contrast to the busier coastal South Shore, and generally very affordable.
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Lake Rossignol waterfront — your questions answered
Where is Lake Rossignol?
In the southwestern interior of Nova Scotia, in Queens County, draining via the Mersey River to the Atlantic near Liverpool.
How big is it?
It's the largest freshwater lake in Nova Scotia, more than 32 km long, formed into a reservoir when the Mersey was dammed in 1929.
What is the waterfront like?
Remote, wilderness cottage country with strong trout and smallmouth bass fishing — affordable and quiet.