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Lake William

44.7667° N, 63.5833° W

Lake William, Nova Scotia. 44.7667° N, 63.5833° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/ns/lake-william/, 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).

Lake William covers 3.04 km², Nova Scotia. It lies 14 km northwest of Halifax.

Area
3.04 km²
Shoreline
15.1 km
Elevation
17 m

Today on the water

13.7 °C

Partly CloudyWind WSW 10 km/h

Observed at Halifax (Shearwater), 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/hW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h40404040
Temp. °C9111416151410
Precip. %0006060600

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Clearing overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 9.

Weather: Halifax (Shearwater) (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:22 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:09 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:57 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit