{{Short description|Lake chain in Nova Scotia}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}}
{{Coord|45|14|33.5|N|62|27|40.2|W|display=title}}
{{Location map|Nova Scotia|lat_deg=45.24264|lon_deg=-62.46117}}
'''Liscomb Lake Chain''' is a glacial lake chain in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Centre |first=Nova Scotia Geomatics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuhVOMKpgNoC&dq=Small+Liscomb+Lake&pg=PA51 |title=The Nova Scotia Atlas: Province of Nova Scotia |date=2006-06-16 |publisher=Formac Publishing Company |isbn=978-0-88780-707-7 |language=en}}</ref> It consists of Big Liscomb Lake and Little Liscomb Lake. The nearest settlement to the lake chain is Caledonia.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}} Liscomb Lake Chain is approximately {{Convert|110.17|km|mi}} from Halifax and {{Convert|66.33|km|mi}} from 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=2026-01-08 |website=e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com}}</ref> It is between Chisholm Lake and Rush Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Place names - Rush Lake |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CBGUD |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Place names - Chisholm Lake |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CBQTE |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
== Lakes ==
=== Big Liscomb Lake === As the name suggests, '''Big Liscomb Lake''' is the biggest lake in the lake chain. It is connected to Prince Arthur Lake, Hungry Lake, and Little Liscomb Lake by a small stream.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Neil |first=R. H. Mac |title=LISCOMB 11E/1W - SURFICAL GEOLOGY |url=https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/mg/ofm/pdf/ofm_1956-017_200_cln.pdf |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=www.novascotia.ca}}</ref> It is approximately {{Convert|3033.17|m|ft}} in length and {{Convert|2124.5|km|mi}} in its widest point.<ref name=":0" /> The lake has 5 inlets and 1 outlets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Inventory Maps - Big Liscomb Lake |url=https://novascotia.ca/fish/documents/lake-inventory-maps/2-G-Big-Liscomb-Lake.pdf |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=www.novascotia.ca}}</ref> Big Liscomb Lake has many islands, but all islands are unnamed.
=== Little Liscomb Lake === '''Little Liscomb Lake''' is the smallest lake in the lake chain. It is measured approximately {{Convert|1984.58|m|ft}} in length and {{Convert|546.4|m|ft}} in width.<ref name=":0" /> It is only connected to Big Liscomb Lake by a small stream.<ref name=":1" />
== References == <references />
== External links ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/45.23906/-62.46127&layers=C OpenStreetMap - Liscomb Lake Chain] * [https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CBQXK CGNDB - Little Liscomb Lake] * [https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CADHQ CGNDB - Big Liscomb Lake]
Category:Lakes of Nova Scotia Category:Guysborough County
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