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Bras d'Or Lake

45.8604° N, 60.7789° W

Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia. 45.8604° N, 60.7789° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/ns/bras-d-or-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Bras d'Or Lake covers 1,070 km², Nova Scotia. It lies 2.7 km northeast of Aberdeen.

Area
1,070 km²
Shoreline
1,120 km
Elevation
0 m

Today on the water

15.2 °C

Wind SSW 25 km/h

Observed at Baddeck, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is the sheltered side.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hSW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h40404040404040
Temp. °C10111214131210
Precip. %0000606060

Tonight: Cloudy. Showers beginning this evening and ending before morning. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 late this evening. Low 10.

Weather: Baddeck (local forecast), as of 1:03 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:42 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:28 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:57 p.m.
Moonrise
6:00 a.m.
Moonset
5:45 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Sydney, as of 4:00 a.m. ADT