White Rock is a community in Kings County, Nova Scotia near the town of Wolfville.
The Stiver's Falls Hydroelectric Plant, also known as the old White Rock generating station, was built nearby in 1919 on the Gaspereau River, about 3 km south-west of Wolfville, and produced electricity for the first time on 25 February 1920. It had a capacity of 375 horsepower 280 kilowatts. The original machinery was replaced in 1950 with a 3,600 kW generating plant, and the dam replaced in 1994.
Notable residents
- The Goler clan are a clan of poor, incestuous rural families in Canada, known for inter-generational poverty and the conviction in the 1980s of a large number of family members for sexual abuse and incest.
- Justin Schofield was named the top pitcher of the tournament at the Canadian senior men's softball championship in Quebec in 2015.
Weather
| Climate data for White Rock (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.0 (−14.8) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114.4 (4.50) |
85.2 (3.35) |
94.3 (3.71) |
94.7 (3.73) |
86.4 (3.40) |
74.4 (2.93) |
68.7 (2.70) |
68.5 (2.70) |
110.3 (4.34) |
120.4 (4.74) |
125.3 (4.93) |
112.5 (4.43) |
1,155.2 (45.48) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 59.5 (2.34) |
51.6 (2.03) |
67.0 (2.64) |
87.0 (3.43) |
86.0 (3.39) |
74.4 (2.93) |
68.7 (2.70) |
68.5 (2.70) |
110.3 (4.34) |
120.4 (4.74) |
118.0 (4.65) |
80.2 (3.16) |
991.8 (39.05) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 54.9 (21.6) |
33.5 (13.2) |
27.3 (10.7) |
7.7 (3.0) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
7.3 (2.9) |
31.2 (12.3) |
162.4 (63.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 13.7 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 133.5 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.1 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 110.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 28.9 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "White Rock". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Live Casino is the story of one of the best inventions for online gambling in Nova Scotia".
- "BLACK RIVER HYDRO CELEBRATES MAJOR MILESTONES". Valley Harvester. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
- "Saltwire | Nova Scotia".
- "White Rock, Nova Scotia". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
45°03′08″N 64°24′40″W / 45.05222°N 64.41111°W / 45.05222; -64.41111
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