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Richmond County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 33 lakes, measured by NSECC

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 33 monitored lakes in Richmond 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 Richmond County

33 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 33 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 33 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
Uist LakeRichmond	14.3 ft	4 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	78.7 ft	Not recorded
Loch LomondRichmond	10 ft	4 µg/L	2.3 µg/L	No recent samples	62.3 ft	Not recorded
Loch LomondRichmond	9 ft	5 µg/L	2.5 µg/L	No recent samples	62.3 ft	Not recorded
School LakeRichmond	10.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Cook LakeRichmond	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Cranberry LakeRichmond	11.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Long LakeRichmond	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52.5 ft	Not recorded
Mackenzies LakeRichmond	14.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	59.1 ft	Not recorded
Barren Hill LakeRichmond	9.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Church LakeRichmond	21.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.9 ft	Not recorded
Ferguson LakeRichmond	8.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35.1 ft	Not recorded
Mackinnons LakeRichmond	10.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Victoria LakeRichmond	5.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Shaw LakeRichmond	9.8 ft	3.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Sec LakeRichmond	12.1 ft	7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Lauchlin LakeRichmond	6.6 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Grand LakeRichmond	22 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	62.3 ft	Not recorded
Nicholas LakeRichmond	No recent samples	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
L'Ardoise Long LakeRichmond	10 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Colin Macraes LakesRichmond	13 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
Duncans LakeRichmond	13.1 ft	1 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Island LakeRichmond	10.8 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Pottie LakeRichmond	22 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Sampson LakeRichmond	9 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Buchanan LakeRichmond	7.5 ft	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Long LakeRichmond	9.4 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Narrow LakeRichmond	11.2 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Macleods LakeRichmond	17.9 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Loch LomandRichmond	17 ft	2.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	62.3 ft	Not recorded
Morrison LakeRichmond	No recent samples	2.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
Benjamins PondRichmond	10.3 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Garrets LakeRichmond	No recent samples	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	4.9 ft	Not recorded
Gillis LakeRichmond	5.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded

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