| Blacketts Lake | |
|---|---|
  Blacketts Lake Big Ridge in Nova Scotia | |
| Location | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 46°4′7″N 60°18′28″W / 46.06861°N 60.30778°W |
| Primary outflows | Sydney River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 187 ha (460 acres)[1] |
| Max. depth | 25 m (82 ft)[2] |
Blacketts Lake is a lake and community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is in the Sydney River watershed, of which the lake forms the headwaters. The lake (and its tributary rivers) is home to the northernmost known population of Yellow lampmussel.[1]
- ^ a b Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2009), "Management Plan for the Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in Canada [Proposed]", Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series (PDF), Ottawa: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- ^ Blacketts Lake, Cape Breton County (PDF) (Map). Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture. Retrieved July 16, 2012.