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Pictou County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 43 lakes, measured by NSECC

There are 43 monitored lakes in Pictou County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 43 monitored lakes in Pictou 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 Pictou County

43 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 43 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 43 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
Hunters LakePictou	No recent samples	7 µg/L	4.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Lansdowne LakePictou	5.2 ft	10 µg/L	1.6 µg/L	No recent samples	16.7 ft	Not recorded
Maple LakePictou	12.5 ft	14 µg/L	0.3 µg/L	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
West Branch LakePictou	3 ft	6 µg/L	1.7 µg/L	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Taylor LakePictou	13.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Black LakePictou	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Fish LakePictou	9.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Maclean LakePictou	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
King LakePictou	5.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Reserve PondPictou	3.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	4.9 ft	Not recorded
Botany Bay LakePictou	5.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Calder LakePictou	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Forbes LakePictou	7.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	45.9 ft	Not recorded
Indian LakePictou	3.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Pattersons Point LakePictou	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	4.9 ft	Not recorded
Grahams PondPictou	1.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	11.8 ft	Not recorded
West River LakePictou	2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Inner Pictou Hbr LakePictou	2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Mackays LakePictou	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Cole PondPictou	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Otter LakePictou	1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Mackinnon LakePictou	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Gairloch LakePictou	2.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Dryden LakePictou	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Perch LakePictou	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Piper'S LakePictou	9.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Grant LakePictou	4.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Sutherlands LakePictou	8.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Bear LakePictou	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
John Miller LakePictou	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Long LakePictou	8.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Elbow LakePictou	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
White LakePictou	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Milldam LakePictou	12.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
Norman'S LakePictou	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Burroughs LakePictou	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Macpherson'S LakePictou	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Campbell LakePictou	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Galt PondPictou	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Black Brook LakePictou	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	59.1 ft	Not recorded
Gunn LakePictou	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Eden LakePictou	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55.8 ft	Not recorded
Upper Dam LakePictou	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded

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