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Annapolis County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 55 lakes, measured by NSECC

Annapolis County has 55 monitored lakes, enough that within-county variation matters as much as the county average. Some are deep glacial basins, others are shallow agricultural-watershed waters, and the measurements reflect that mix. The 55 monitored lakes in Annapolis County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings NSECC has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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All Lakes in Annapolis County

55 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 55 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 55 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
Alma LakeAnnapolis	5.7 ft	6 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Skull LakeAnnapolis	11.8 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Elliot LakeAnnapolis	12.8 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	31.2 ft	Not recorded
Second LakeAnnapolis	7.9 ft	5 µg/L	4.6 µg/L	No recent samples	8.5 ft	Not recorded
Munroe LakeAnnapolis	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Mill LakeAnnapolis	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Round LakeAnnapolis	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Wamboldt LakeAnnapolis	7.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Twin LakeAnnapolis	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Ramsey LakeAnnapolis	20 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	17.1 ft	Not recorded
Upper Wrights LakeAnnapolis	6.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
Zwickers LakeAnnapolis	15.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Paradise LakeAnnapolis	6.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Fed LakeAnnapolis	10.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Perch LakeAnnapolis	4.1 ft	8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Mudflat LakeAnnapolis	6.2 ft	7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Pretty Mary LakeAnnapolis	5.1 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Grand LakeAnnapolis	13.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49.2 ft	Not recorded
Eleven Mile LakeAnnapolis	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Fisher LakeAnnapolis	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
View LakeAnnapolis	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Gibsons LakeAnnapolis	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Pitts LakeAnnapolis	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Upper LakeAnnapolis	7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Mulgrave LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Upper Mink LakeAnnapolis	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Sundown LakeAnnapolis	16.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Liverpool HeadAnnapolis	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Beelers LakeAnnapolis	10.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Baille LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Cady LakeAnnapolis	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Boot LakeAnnapolis	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Sandy Bottom LakeAnnapolis	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Lamb LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Jerry LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Milbury LakeAnnapolis	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Lower Wrights LakeAnnapolis	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Croskill LakeAnnapolis	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24.6 ft	Not recorded
Young LakeAnnapolis	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Big Molly Upsim LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34.4 ft	Not recorded
Mcgill LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52.5 ft	Not recorded
Quilty LakeAnnapolis	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Sandy LakeAnnapolis	17.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Miletree LakeAnnapolis	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Tommy LakeAnnapolis	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Wild Duck LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Lake PleasantAnnapolis	5.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Springfield LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Waterloo LakeAnnapolis	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Connell LakeAnnapolis	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Shannon LakeAnnapolis	5.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Trout LakeAnnapolis	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Lily LakeAnnapolis	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Pat Kempton LakeAnnapolis	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Larose LakeAnnapolis	10 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12.1 ft	Not recorded

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