Kings County Lake Quality
Nova Scotia, 44 lakes, measured by NSECC with no A–F grades
There are 44 monitored lakes in Kings County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. No lake in Kings County carries an A–F letter, and none can: the scale is scored against EPA reference conditions, which stop at the US border. The 44 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 Kings County
44 lakes · 0 graded, 44 not rated0 graded lakes · 44 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRAylesford LakeKings | NR | 10.7 ft | 11.5 µg/L | 4 µg/L | No recent samples | 39.4 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRLittle River LakeKings | NR | 8.5 ft | 11 µg/L | 3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRSilver LakeKings | NR | 15.4 ft | 3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 46.9 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRBlack River LakeKings | NR | 8.2 ft | 12 µg/L | 1.4 µg/L | No recent samples | 39.4 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRUpper Palmer LakeKings | NR | 3.7 ft | 9 µg/L | 4.3 µg/L | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRTomahawk LakeKings | NR | 8.2 ft | 7 µg/L | 7.1 µg/L | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRMurphy LakeKings | NR | 9.5 ft | 9 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L | No recent samples | 22.3 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRGeorge LakeKings | NR | 15.4 ft | 8.5 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L | No recent samples | 29.5 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRHardwood LakeKings | NR | 9 ft | 11.5 µg/L | 1.8 µg/L | No recent samples | 23 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRLoon LakeKings | NR | 10.4 ft | 8.5 µg/L | 2.6 µg/L | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRMethalls LakeKings | NR | No recent samples | 14 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRTupper LakeKings | NR | 9.8 ft | 3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRSheffield LakeKings | NR | 4.9 ft | 5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRBoot LakeKings | NR | 10.2 ft | 5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NROak LakeKings | NR | 8.5 ft | 6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 16.4 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRNorth Twin LakeKings | NR | 10.2 ft | 6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRSouth River LakeKings | NR | 6.3 ft | 8 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 39.4 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRMidconner LakeKings | NR | 10 ft | 5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRSouth Twin LakeKings | NR | 8.9 ft | 5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 32.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRSunken LakeKings | NR | 11.5 ft | 3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRBurke LakeKings | NR | 21.6 ft | 4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 29.5 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRHudson LakeKings | NR | 5.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRColwell LakeKings | NR | 9.8 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 13.1 ft | Not recorded | |
| NREll LakeKings | NR | 2.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRFrog LakeKings | NR | 19.3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 45.9 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRCloud LakeKings | NR | 18.9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 52.5 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRFox LakeKings | NR | 6.1 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 36.1 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRWest Twin LakeKings | NR | 6.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRTurbitt LakeKings | NR | 6.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 6.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRShell Camp LakeKings | NR | 11.1 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 26.2 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRSpectacle LakeKings | NR | 9.8 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRMack LakeKings | NR | 7.4 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRBlack Duck LakeKings | NR | 6.1 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRRandall LakeKings | NR | 9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 26.2 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRTorment LakeKings | NR | 9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 26.2 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRChain LakesKings | NR | 4.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRNimchin Page LakeKings | NR | 8.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 16.4 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRArmstrong LakeKings | NR | 6.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRUpper Sixty LakeKings | NR | 3.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| NREast Twin LakeKings | NR | 2.3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 39.4 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRMistake LakeKings | NR | 6.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 23 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRPeter LakeKings | NR | 3.3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRPaul LakeKings | NR | 8.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19.7 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRBirch LakeKings | NR | 6.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 39.4 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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