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Cape Breton County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 33 lakes, measured by NSECC

There are 33 monitored lakes in Cape Breton County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 33 monitored lakes in Cape Breton 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 Cape Breton 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
Blacketts LakeCape Breton	15.1 ft	3.5 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	98.4 ft	Not recorded
Canoe LakeCape Breton	11.2 ft	6 µg/L	2.1 µg/L	No recent samples	49.2 ft	Not recorded
Kilkenny LakeCape Breton	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Power LakeCape Breton	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Macdonald LakeCape Breton	16.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Kehoe LakeCape Breton	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Grand LakeCape Breton	9.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Amaguadees PondCape Breton	7.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Belle LakeCape Breton	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Cochran LakeCape Breton	0.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	1.6 ft	Not recorded
Loon LakeCape Breton	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Brown'S LakeCape Breton	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Inglis LakeCape Breton	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Cranberry LakeCape Breton	0.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
Front LakeCape Breton	13.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Joes LakeCape Breton	10.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Gillies LakeCape Breton	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	75.5 ft	Not recorded
Mcadams LakeCape Breton	17.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Forester LakeCape Breton	18 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55.8 ft	Not recorded
Scotch LakeCape Breton	13.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Otter LakeCape Breton	No recent samples	2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Levers LakeCape Breton	16.2 ft	0.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Enon LakeCape Breton	18.7 ft	6.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Gammell LakeCape Breton	5.9 ft	6.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Mcinnis LakeCape Breton	6.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Macneils LakeCape Breton	4.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Mcdougall LakeCape Breton	8.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Catalone LakeCape Breton	9.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Dumaresq LakeCape Breton	7.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Morrison LakeCape Breton	2.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Gillis LakeCape Breton	6.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Long LakeCape Breton	19 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	88.6 ft	Not recorded
Hardy LakeCape Breton	10.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	60 ft	Not recorded

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