Lake Banook

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Lake Banook

Location	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Coordinates	44°40′51.2″N, 63°33′24.9″WCoordinates: 44°40′51.2″N, 63°33′24.9″W
Primary inflows	Shubenacadie Canal
Primary outflows	Shubenacadie Canal
Basin countries	Canada
Surface elevation	20 m

Lake Banook is a small freshwater lake located in Dartmouth within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Located entirely within the community of Dartmouth, Lake Banook is also referred to as 'First Lake' for its position in the Shubenacadie Canal system. The lake is home to a 1 km long flatwater paddling course. Three paddling clubs (Banook, Senobe, Mic Mac AAC), and a rowing club (Northstar) use the course.

Lake Banook's eastern shore is bordered by Prince Albert Road (part of Trunk 7) and its western shore fronts Crichton Park, a residential neighbourhood. At the south end of the lake is a lock mechanism leading to Sullivan's Pond. At the north end of the lake a bridge carries the Highway 111 expressway, informally known as the Dartmouth "Circumferential Highway" over its waters. The bridge also serves as a dividing line between Lake Micmac, also referred to as Second Lake.

There are two public beaches currently open on Lake Banook: Birch Cove and Lions Beach. Only Birch Cove Beach is currently supervised. A third beach, Graham's Grove, was closed in the early-1990s, as a result of poor water quality stemming from the construction of the nearby "Mic Mac Par-clo" (partial clover-leaf), a large interchange connecting Highway 111, Trunk 7, and Route 318, which replaced the rotary previously on the site.

Lake Banook has been host to many world-class competitions, including the World Junior Canoe Championships in 1989, the Senior World Championship in 1997, and the World Marathon Championship in 2001.