# Pockwock Lake > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pockwock_Lake > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pockwock_Lake.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pockwock_Lake > Source revision: 1340213680 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Halifax_County%2C_Nova_Scotia) and [Hants County](/source/Hants_County%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Canada, adjacent to [Pockwock](/source/Pockwock%2C_Nova_Scotia).{{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}} It is connected to [Little Pockwock Lake](/source/Little_Pockwock_Lake) by a stream. The lake has an associated wilderness area named [Pockwock Wilderness Area](/source/Pockwock_Wilderness_Area), and has a associated river named Pockwock River, that connects Wright Lake to Pockwock Lake.{{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}}{{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}} It was named on September 2, 1921. [Swimming](/source/Swimming), [bathing](/source/bathing), [washing](/source/washing), or cutting ice at any time in any lake, tributary to Pockwock Lake, or any [watercourse](/source/watercourse) located within the Protected Water Area is prohibited at all times.{{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}} == Etymology == Pockwock Lake is from the Indian word "Pogwek," meaning "the smoky" or "dry lake."{{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}} == Geography == Pockwock Lake is measured approximately {{Convert|6.96|km|mi}} in length, and {{Convert|2.28|km|mi}} in width.{{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}} It contains four named [islands](/source/Island): Haverstock Island, Sand Cove Island, Pompeys Island, and Upper Pompeys Island. The lake also has six named [coves](/source/Cove): Moose Cove, Peggy Cove, Melvin Cove, Gowans Cove, Sand Cove, and Ponhook Cove.{{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}}{{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}} == Water quality == Water quality monitoring of Pockwock Lake conducted between 2006 and 2008 recorded [pH](/source/pH) values ranging between approximately 4.8 and 5.5. A provincial assessment found that with the exception of parameters such as pH, [aluminum](/source/Aluminium), manganese, and turbidity, water quality at deep-lake monitoring stations met [Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment](/source/Canadian_Council_of_Ministers_of_the_Environment) guidelines for [drinking water](/source/drinking_water) use and freshwater aquatic life.{{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}} == Access == Pockwock Lake can be accessed via [Nova Scotia Route 213](/source/Nova_Scotia_Route_213) and [Nova Scotia Route 101](/source/Nova_Scotia_Route_101), as well as several minor forest trails.{{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}} == See also == * [List of lakes of Nova Scotia](/source/List_of_lakes_of_Nova_Scotia) == References == {{reflist}} == 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] {{Authority control}} Category:Landforms of Hants County, Nova Scotia Category:Landforms of Halifax County, Nova Scotia Category:Glacial lakes of Canada Category:Lakes of Nova Scotia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pockwock Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pockwock_Lake) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pockwock_Lake?action=history)). 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