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Annapolis County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 55 lakes, measured by NSECC with no A–F grades

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. No lake in Annapolis County carries an A–F letter, and none can: the scale is scored against EPA reference conditions, which stop at the US border. The 55 monitored lakes below carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings NSECC has published.

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 graded, 55 not rated0 graded lakes · 55 not rated, hidden

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Lake	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
NRAlma LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.7 ft	6 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRSkull LakeAnnapolis	NR	11.8 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
NRElliot LakeAnnapolis	NR	12.8 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	31.2 ft	Not recorded
NRSecond LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.9 ft	5 µg/L	4.6 µg/L	No recent samples	8.5 ft	Not recorded
NRMunroe LakeAnnapolis	NR	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRMill LakeAnnapolis	NR	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRRound LakeAnnapolis	NR	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRWamboldt LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRTwin LakeAnnapolis	NR	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRRamsey LakeAnnapolis	NR	20 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	17.1 ft	Not recorded
NRUpper Wrights LakeAnnapolis	NR	6.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
NRZwickers LakeAnnapolis	NR	15.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRParadise LakeAnnapolis	NR	6.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRFed LakeAnnapolis	NR	10.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRPerch LakeAnnapolis	NR	4.1 ft	8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRMudflat LakeAnnapolis	NR	6.2 ft	7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRPretty Mary LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.1 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRGrand LakeAnnapolis	NR	13.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49.2 ft	Not recorded
NREleven Mile LakeAnnapolis	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRFisher LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRView LakeAnnapolis	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRGibsons LakeAnnapolis	NR	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRPitts LakeAnnapolis	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRUpper LakeAnnapolis	NR	7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRMulgrave LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
NRUpper Mink LakeAnnapolis	NR	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRSundown LakeAnnapolis	NR	16.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRLiverpool HeadAnnapolis	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRBeelers LakeAnnapolis	NR	10.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRBaille LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRCady LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRBoot LakeAnnapolis	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRSandy Bottom LakeAnnapolis	NR	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
NRLamb LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRJerry LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRMilbury LakeAnnapolis	NR	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRLower Wrights LakeAnnapolis	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRCroskill LakeAnnapolis	NR	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24.6 ft	Not recorded
NRYoung LakeAnnapolis	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRBig Molly Upsim LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34.4 ft	Not recorded
NRMcgill LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52.5 ft	Not recorded
NRQuilty LakeAnnapolis	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRSandy LakeAnnapolis	NR	17.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
NRMiletree LakeAnnapolis	NR	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRTommy LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRWild Duck LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRLake PleasantAnnapolis	NR	5.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRSpringfield LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRWaterloo LakeAnnapolis	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRConnell LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRShannon LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRTrout LakeAnnapolis	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRLily LakeAnnapolis	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRPat Kempton LakeAnnapolis	NR	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRLarose LakeAnnapolis	NR	10 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12.1 ft	Not recorded

NR = no A–F letter. The scale is scored against EPA reference conditions for a lake’s ecoregion, and those stop at the US border, so no amount of sampling produces a letter here. The measurements are published as the authority reports them, not a failing grade. How grading works.

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