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Digby County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 70 lakes, measured by NSECC with no A–F grades

Digby County has 70 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 Digby County carries an A–F letter, and none can: the scale is scored against EPA reference conditions, which stop at the US border. The 70 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 Digby County

70 lakes · 0 graded, 70 not rated0 graded lakes · 70 not rated, hidden

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Lake	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
NRNowlans LakeDigby	NR	2.8 ft	497 µg/L	58 µg/L	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRProvost LakeDigby	NR	8.3 ft	11.5 µg/L	7.5 µg/L	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRPorcupine LakeDigby	NR	7.5 ft	13 µg/L	4.5 µg/L	No recent samples	42.7 ft	Not recorded
NRPlacides LakeDigby	NR	3.8 ft	618 µg/L	15.3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRLac A Victor LakeDigby	NR	3 ft	38 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRHourglass LakeDigby	NR	7.5 ft	51 µg/L	9.8 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRBelliveau LakeDigby	NR	9.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20.3 ft	Not recorded
NRSpectacle LakeDigby	NR	8.6 ft	12 µg/L	2.3 µg/L	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NREnglish LakeDigby	NR	10.5 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRSalmon River LakeDigby	NR	5.2 ft	12 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	45.9 ft	Not recorded
NRDoctors LakeDigby	NR	18 ft	1 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRLower Corning LakeDigby	NR	7.2 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	14.8 ft	Not recorded
NRFarish LakeDigby	NR	13.1 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRHectanooga LakeDigby	NR	19.7 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRNorwood Clearwater LakeDigby	NR	25.6 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
NREel LakeDigby	NR	5.9 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NROakleaf LakeDigby	NR	3.6 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRHeron LakeDigby	NR	8.2 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRClare LakeDigby	NR	9.4 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRLac A Patrice LakeDigby	NR	2.6 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRLac A Pierre LakeDigby	NR	3.9 ft	7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRClearwater LakeDigby	NR	21.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
NRThibault LakeDigby	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	7.5 ft	Not recorded
NRBartletts LakeDigby	NR	8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRSwallow LakeDigby	NR	7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRBig Tom Wallace LakeDigby	NR	3.3 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRLittle Tom Wallace LakeDigby	NR	4.9 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRMiddle Carrying Road LakeDigby	NR	6.2 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRSouth Carrying Road LakeDigby	NR	5.9 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRJoli LakeDigby	NR	6.9 ft	8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRBill LakeDigby	NR	2.3 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRLangford LakeDigby	NR	4.3 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRLong Tusket LakeDigby	NR	3.9 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRDoyles LakeDigby	NR	3 ft	11 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRLittle Tusket LakeDigby	NR	4.3 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRColibri LakeDigby	NR	6.2 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRBig Uniacke LakeDigby	NR	4.6 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	62.3 ft	Not recorded
NROliver LakeDigby	NR	6.2 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRArthurs LakeDigby	NR	5.2 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRSullivans LakeDigby	NR	4.3 ft	7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRBrights LakeDigby	NR	17.1 ft	0.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRJourneay LakeDigby	NR	9.5 ft	21 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
NRAmeros LakeDigby	NR	6.2 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NREllison LakeDigby	NR	4.3 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRPlympton LakeDigby	NR	6.6 ft	3.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NREveritt LakeDigby	NR	23 ft	0.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
NRPorters LakeDigby	NR	13.8 ft	1 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRRange Corner LakeDigby	NR	20 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRAndrews LakeDigby	NR	9.2 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRMallette LakeDigby	NR	No recent samples	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRBarnes LakeDigby	NR	3 ft	9 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRHaines LakeDigby	NR	11.5 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRSnare LakeDigby	NR	2.3 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRAmirault LakeDigby	NR	11.5 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRTicken LakeDigby	NR	14.1 ft	0.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRMardi Gras LakeDigby	NR	3 ft	6.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRCranberry LakeDigby	NR	3 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRGaspereau LakeDigby	NR	3.3 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRHunter LakeDigby	NR	3.8 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRWentworth LakeDigby	NR	3.9 ft	9 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRDoucette LakeDigby	NR	2.8 ft	3.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRBeaver LakeDigby	NR	3.5 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	42.7 ft	Not recorded
NRGermain LakeDigby	NR	4.1 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRKnockwoood LakeDigby	NR	11 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRBull LakeDigby	NR	12.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRJib LakeDigby	NR	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRBoarback LakeDigby	NR	2.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRLe Marchant LakeDigby	NR	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRNapier LakeDigby	NR	3.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRLac Innocent LakeDigby	NR	8.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 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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