Talk:Sydney River

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada gives a length of 15 km for Sydney River, probably including Blacketts Lake, a reservoir that formed when the upper stretches were overtopped by flooding following construction of the Sysco dam in 1902.^[1]^: 6 G. C. Hood (talk) 02:40, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blacketts Lake existed before the dam was built, though it was called by a different name, "Forks Lake", on maps of the period. See page 15 of the reference to this note to view a section of the Topographical Township Map of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia published by A.F. Church, Bedford, Halifax County, Nova Scotia in 1864.^[2] Ken Heaton (talk) 01:40, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

^ Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2009), "Management Plan for the Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in Canada [Proposed]", Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series (PDF), Ottawa: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
^ "COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Yellow Lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa in Canada" (PDF). Government of Canada, Environment and Natural Resources, Species at risk public registry. COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN CANADA. Retrieved 6 February 2020.