{{Short description|Lake in Nova Scotia}}{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Chezzetcook Lake | type = Glacial lake | coordinates = {{coord|44|46|41|N|63|13|49|W|display=inline,title}} | location = Nova Scotia | etymology = Chillincook | inflow = Chezzetcook River | outflow = Chezzetcook River | basin_countries = Canada | width = {{convert|1|km|mi}} | length = {{convert|3.8|km|mi}} }}
'''Chezzetcook Lake''' <small>(IPA: {{IPA|en|ˈtʃɛz.ɪt.kʊk leɪk}})</small> is a glacial lake located in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Place names - Chezzetcook Lake |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CAGZN |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca}}</ref> The lake has an associated river named Chezzetcook river.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Place names - Chezzetcook River |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CAGZO |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca}}</ref> It measures approximately {{Convert|28|km|mi}} to Halifax and {{Convert|68.5|km|mi}} to Truro.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Official e-Nav App EN |url=https://e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com/application/run/950/embedded |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com}}</ref>
== Etymology == Chezzetcook Lake is named after Chezzetcook, an older spelling of “Chillincook.” The name was historically associated with and included within Musquodoboit. It is derived from the Mi’kmaq word ''Sesetkook'' or ''Tcesetkook'', meaning “flowing rapidly in many channels.”<ref>{{cite book |author1=Thomas J. Brown |title=Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia |date=1922 |location=North Sydney, Nova Scotia |page=34 |url=https://guyscogene.net/pdf/placenamesofprov00browrich.pdf |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Map of some Mi'kmaw place names in Mi'kma'ki |url=https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax/culture/autochtone-indigenous/carte-kjipuktuk-map |website=parks.canada.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Parks Canada Agency |access-date=15 February 2026 |date=19 November 2025}}</ref>
== Geography == Chezzetcook Lake measures approximately {{Convert|3.8|km|mi}} in length and {{Convert|1|km|mi}} in width.<ref name=":0" /> It is fed by two inlets and drains through a single outlet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake inventory maps - Chezzetcook Lake |url=https://novascotia.ca/fish/documents/lake-inventory-maps/3-H-chezzetcook.pdf |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=novascotia.ca}}</ref> Other nearby lakes include Paces Lake, Scots Lake, Conrod Lake, and Petpeswick Lake.
== Access == Chezzetcook lake can be accessed via Nova Scotia Highway 7 on Marine Drive and Nova Scotia Route 107. It is also accessible via minor forest trails.<ref>{{Cite web |title=511 Nova Scotia |url=https://511.novascotia.ca/511.novascotia.ca |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=511.novascotia.ca |language=en}}</ref>
== See also == * List of lakes of Nova Scotia
== References == <references />
== External links ==
* [https://www.geonames.org/5921138/chezzetcook-lake.html GeoNames - Chezzetcook Lake] * [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/44.77593/-63.21971 OpenStreetMap - Chezzetcook Lake]
Category:Lakes of Nova Scotia Category:Landforms of Halifax, Nova Scotia