Disappointment Lake (French: Lac Disappointment; formerly known as Mistake Lake)[2] is a lake located in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[3] It was additionally known by the Passamaquoddy peoples as Esquagamook which translates to "End Lake",[4] which they named due to the lake being located at the Lepreau River's head.[5] Disappointment Lake contains brook trout, American eels, lake chubs, and white suckers.[1]
| Disappointment Lake | |
|---|---|
  Disappointment Lake | |
| Location | Charlotte County, New Brunswick |
| Coordinates | 45°21′42″N 66°34′34″W / 45.36167°N 66.57611°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 96.6 ha (239 acres)[1] |
| Max. depth | 7.9 m (26 ft)[1] |
History
editIn 1888, parties from Indiantown secured the lake and improvements were made to the road leading up to it.[6] In the late 1800s, it was leased out and used as a fishing spot.[7] The lake has additionally been used as a fish hatchery spot, with 20,000 speckled trout being hatched in 1952.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Disappointment Lake" (PDF). Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. August 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mistake Lake". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Disappointment Lake". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "What's In A Name?". Telegraph-Journal. September 30, 2000. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Our Landscape Heritage: The Story of Ecological Land Classification in New Brunswick" (PDF). Fredericton, New Brunswick: Department of Natural Resources. 2007. p. 262. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "OUR ANGLERS - Notes on Their Spring-time Occupations". Progress. Saint John, New Brunswick. May 19, 1888. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "WHERE FLIES ARE CAST - The City's Anglers Get Out Their Tackles And Prepare to go A-Fishing". Progress. No. 364. Saint John, New Brunswick. April 27, 1895. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "A Report of the Fish Culture pevelopment Branch of the Conservation and' Development Service" (PDF). Department of Fisheries of Canada. 1952. p. 31. Retrieved May 10, 2024.