Ellen Brown Lake[a] is a lake of Pictou County, in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Ellen Brown Lake
Ellen Brown Lake is located in Nova Scotia
Ellen Brown Lake
Ellen Brown Lake
LocationPictou County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates45°18′00″N 62°43′16″W / 45.300°N 62.721°W / 45.300; -62.721
Basin countriesCanada

Ellen Brown Lake is in the headwaters of the West Branch of St. Mary's River.[1] The lake lies just north of the Nelson River, a tributary of the St. Mary's.[2] Environment Canada collected water quality data in the lake in 1997.[3] Selected findings were alkalinity 2 mg/L CaCO3, pH 6.29, total nitrogen 0.112 mg/L and total phosphorus 0.0049 mg/L.[4]

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  1. ^ Not to be confused with Little Ellen Brown Lake, located at 45°20′45″N 62°44′55″W / 45.345833°N 62.748611°W / 45.345833; -62.748611 a few miles to the north
  1. ^ Mitchell 2011, p. 67.
  2. ^ King 2005.
  3. ^ Mitchell 2011, p. 5.
  4. ^ Mitchell 2011, p. 69.

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  • King, M.S. (2005). "Airborne total field VLF-EM (Line Component) Map for part of NTS 11W/07, Hopewell Area, Nova Scotia" (PDF). Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  • Mitchell, Sean C. (2011-10-14). "Water Quality of the St. Mary's River Watershed. A Detailed Analysis" (PDF). St. Mary’s River Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)