{{Short description|Lake in Nova Scotia, Canada}} {{Distinguish|Pickwick Lake}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Pockwock Lake | location = Halifax County, Hants County | type = Glacial | basin_countries = Canada | length = {{cvt|6.96|km|ft}} | width = {{cvt|2.28|km|ft}} | coordinates = {{Coord|44|47|57|N|63|50|15|W|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Pockwock Lake''' is a glacial lake located in both Halifax County and Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, adjacent to Pockwock.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Place names - Pockwock Lake|url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CBDZV|website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=2026-02-01|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada}}</ref> It is connected to Little Pockwock Lake by a stream. The lake has an associated wilderness area named Pockwock Wilderness Area, and has a associated river named Pockwock River, that connects Wright Lake to Pockwock Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pockwock Wilderness Area {{!}} Protected Areas|url=https://novascotia.ca/nse/protectedareas/wa_pockwock.asp|website=novascotia.ca|date=2009-04-01|access-date=2026-02-01|language=en|first=Department of Environment and Climate|last=Change}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Outdoor Adventures in Halifax: 25 exciting & little-known adventures less than 30 minutes away|url=https://www.google.co.kr/books/edition/Outdoor_Adventures_in_Halifax/zurFDQAAQBAJ?hl=ko&gbpv=1&dq=Pockwock+Lake&pg=PA122&printsec=frontcover|publisher=Formac Publishing Company|date=2016-06-01|isbn=978-1-4595-0411-0|language=en|first=Dale|last=Dunlop|first2=Ryan|last2=Barry}}</ref> It was named on September 2, 1921.<ref name=":0" />
Swimming, bathing, washing, or cutting ice at any time in any lake, tributary to Pockwock Lake, or any watercourse located within the Protected Water Area is prohibited at all times.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regulations - Environment - Pockwock Lake Watershed Protected Water Area Designation and Regulations|url=https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpwpoc.htm|website=novascotia.ca|access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
== Etymology == Pockwock Lake is from the Indian word "Pogwek," meaning "the smoky" or "dry lake."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia/P - Wikisource, the free online library |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Place-Names_of_the_Province_of_Nova_Scotia/P |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=en.wikisource.org |language=en}}</ref>
== Geography == Pockwock Lake is measured approximately {{Convert|6.96|km|mi}} in length, and {{Convert|2.28|km|mi}} in width.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official e-Nav App EN|url=https://e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com/application/run/950/embedded|website=e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com|access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref> It contains four named islands: Haverstock Island, Sand Cove Island, Pompeys Island, and Upper Pompeys Island. The lake also has six named coves: Moose Cove, Peggy Cove, Melvin Cove, Gowans Cove, Sand Cove, and Ponhook Cove.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Place names - Gowans Cove|url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CAOAT|website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=2026-02-01|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Place names - Sand Cove|url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CBHEU|website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=2026-02-01|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada}}</ref>
== Water quality == Water quality monitoring of Pockwock Lake conducted between 2006 and 2008 recorded pH values ranging between approximately 4.8 and 5.5. A provincial assessment found that with the exception of parameters such as pH, aluminum, manganese, and turbidity, water quality at deep-lake monitoring stations met Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment guidelines for drinking water use and freshwater aquatic life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pockwock Lake Water Quality Assessment|url=https://novascotia.ca/nse/surface.water/docs/PockwockLakeWaterQualityAssessment.pdf|publisher=Nova Scotia Environment|access-date=2026-02-01|website=novascotia.ca}}</ref>
== Access == Pockwock Lake can be accessed via Nova Scotia Route 213 and Nova Scotia Route 101, as well as several minor forest trails.<ref>{{Cite web|title=511 Nova Scotia|url=https://511.novascotia.ca/511.novascotia.ca|website=511.novascotia.ca|access-date=2026-02-01|language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==
* List of lakes of Nova Scotia
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== External links ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/44.80096/-63.84138 OpenStreetMap - Pockwock Lake] * [https://www.geonames.org/6106563/pockwock-lake.html GeoNames - Pockwock Lake]
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Category:Landforms of Hants County, Nova Scotia Category:Landforms of Halifax County, Nova Scotia Category:Glacial lakes of Canada Category:Lakes of Nova Scotia