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Russell Lake
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Location Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Type Eutrophic
Primary inflows Penhorn Lake
Primary outflows Cow Bay River (Morris Lake)
Catchment area 30.35 km2 (11.72 sq mi)
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 1.75 km (1.09 mi)
Max. width 0.39 km (0.24 mi)
Surface area 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Average depth 3.7 m (12 ft)
Max. depth 9 m (30 ft)
Water volume 1,290,000 m3 (46,000,000 cu ft)
Residence time 4.6 months
Shore length1 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Surface elevation 36 m (118 ft)
Frozen 2 months
Islands 0
Settlements Dartmouth
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Russell Lake is a small shallow lake in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality in the community of Dartmouth. The lake is bounded by the development of Russell Lake West to the west, Woodside to the south, Woodlawn to the north and Portland Estates to the east.

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