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Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve

44.3682° N, 64.914° W

Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 44.3682° N, 64.914° W

Nature reserve, 1.97 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/ponhook-lake-nature-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change 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).

Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve is a 1.97 km² nature reserve 1.1 km northeast of Molega, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1992.

4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Molega Lake (24.5 km²).

Area
1.97 km²
Established
1992
Named lakes
4

Conditions today

6.8 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Kejimkujik (National Park), as of 6:00 a.m. ADT

Today: Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Kejimkujik (National Park) (local forecast), as of 6:00 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:58 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:45 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:16 a.m.
Moonset
6:03 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Molega Lake24.5 km²
2Ponhook Lake18.4 km²
3Black Rattle Lake0.87 km²
4Little Ponhook Lake0.78 km²

Official record

Designation
Nature reserve
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change