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Grand Lake
Grand Lake is located in Nova Scotia
Grand Lake
Grand Lake
Location in Nova Scotia
Location Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
Coordinates 44°54′3.9″N 62°34′3.8″W / 44.901083°N 62.567722°W / 44.901083; -62.567722
Type Lake
Primary inflows Grand Lake Flowage
Primary outflows Little West River
Basin countries Canada
Surface elevation 27 metres (89 ft)
Islands 6
Settlements Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
Sheet Harbour 36, Nova Scotia

Grand Lake is a lake just west of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. It is crescent-shaped. Its primary outflow is Little West River, which flows into the Northwest Arm of Sheet Harbour. The land area of the Sheet Harbour 36 Indian reserve extends to a part of the shore of Grand Lake. In 2012, the Nova Scotia Government bought 470 hectares (1,200 acres) of land near the lake worth $1.1 million.

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