Cassidy Lake (New Brunswick)
| Cassidy Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Upham Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick |
| Coordinates | 45°34′50.6″N 65°35′6.1″W / 45.580722°N 65.585028°WCoordinates: 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) |
| References | Cassidy Lake of New Brunswick |
Cassidy Lake is a lake in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Cassidy Lake is located in the community of Clover Hill, surrounded by rolling hills in the Caledonia Highlands, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the village of Norton. Neighbouring communities are Poodiac, Salt Springs, and Southfield. As of 2008[update] there are less than 30 families living in the immediate area. Numerous cottages dot the lake's shores, along with several camps and a youth drug rehabilitation centre.
The lake is approximately one kilometer in length and half a kilometer wide. The water is clean, and the lake is fed by two large brooks, as well as surface runoff and numerous underwater springs. At the north west end of the lake the water is very shallow and marshy. This area contains most of the wildlife around the lake. There are many types of birds, including bald eagles, loons, cormorants and king fishers, several beaver dams, and mainly chain pickerel, splake, and sunfish, there are also largemouth bass, and speckled trout. Although small, the lake is a popular spot to fish, swim and boat. Every year in May the Fish and Game Society holds a fishing derby which always attracts a crowd.
Originally called DeForest Lake, it was later named Cassidy Lake after settler Francis Edward Cassidy. His original homestead on Cassidy Hill burned many years ago, but you will still find the foundation, apple orchards, cemetery and church. The church has a very interesting interior design, but is only open to worshipers for one day every August.
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