Cassidy Lake (New Brunswick) facts for kids
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 Cassidy Lake
Location in New Brunswick
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| Location | Upham Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick |
| Coordinates | 45°34′50.6″N 65°35′6.1″W / 45.580722°N 65.585028°W |
| Type | natural |
| Primary outflows | Lake Brook |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | ca. 1.72 km (1.07 mi) |
| Max. width | ca. 739 m (2,425 ft) |
| Average depth | 1 ft (0.30 m) |
| Max. depth | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Cassidy Lake is a beautiful lake located in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. It's a popular spot for outdoor fun and a home for lots of wildlife.
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Where is Cassidy Lake?
Cassidy Lake is found in a small place called Clover Hill. It's surrounded by gentle hills in the Caledonia Highlands. The lake is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Valley Waters. Other nearby communities include Poodiac, Salt Springs, and Southfield. Not many families live right next to the lake, but many people have cottages or camps there.
Lake Life and Fun Activities
Cassidy Lake is about one kilometer long and half a kilometer wide. The water is very clean. It gets its water from two large brooks, rain, and many underwater springs. The northeast part of the lake is shallow and marshy. This area is a perfect home for many animals.
You can see many types of birds here, like majestic bald eagles, graceful loons, and clever king fishers. You might also spot beaver dams built by busy beavers! The lake is full of different fish, including chain pickerel, splake, sunfish, Smallmouth bass, and speckled trout.
Even though it's not huge, Cassidy Lake is a favorite place for fishing, swimming, and boating. Every May, the Fish and Game Society hosts a fun fishing derby. It's an exciting event that brings many people together!
A Look Back at History
Cassidy Lake was first called DeForest Lake. Later, it was renamed after Francis Edward Cassidy, an early settler in the area. His old home on Cassidy Hill burned down a long time ago. But you can still find its foundation, old apple trees, a cemetery, and a church. The church has a unique design inside. It opens only one day each August for special services.
Years ago, there was a saw mill near the lake, close to what is now Route 865. The Kilpatrick family also ran a general store and a hat shop on the same road. Today, there are no businesses in the area.
Potash Mining Nearby
South of Cassidy Lake, there used to be a mine where people dug for potash. Potash is a type of salt that is very important for making fertilizer. Farmers use fertilizer to help plants grow strong and healthy.
The mine was first opened by a company called Dennison. Later, another company, the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, bought it. In the late 1990s, parts of the mine started to fill with water. Eventually, the mining stopped completely. Now, this old mine is used to store water from another nearby mine in Penobsquis, New Brunswick. This helps the Penobsquis mine keep working.
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