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Kings County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 44 lakes, measured by NSECC

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. The 44 monitored lakes in Kings 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 Kings County

44 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 44 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 44 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
Aylesford LakeKings	10.7 ft	11.5 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Little River LakeKings	8.5 ft	11 µg/L	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Silver LakeKings	15.4 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	46.9 ft	Not recorded
Black River LakeKings	8.2 ft	12 µg/L	1.4 µg/L	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Upper Palmer LakeKings	3.7 ft	9 µg/L	4.3 µg/L	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Tomahawk LakeKings	8.2 ft	7 µg/L	7.1 µg/L	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Murphy LakeKings	9.5 ft	9 µg/L	1.3 µg/L	No recent samples	22.3 ft	Not recorded
George LakeKings	15.4 ft	8.5 µg/L	1.6 µg/L	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Hardwood LakeKings	9 ft	11.5 µg/L	1.8 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Loon LakeKings	10.4 ft	8.5 µg/L	2.6 µg/L	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Methalls LakeKings	No recent samples	14 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Tupper LakeKings	9.8 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Sheffield LakeKings	4.9 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Boot LakeKings	10.2 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Oak LakeKings	8.5 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
North Twin LakeKings	10.2 ft	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
South River LakeKings	6.3 ft	8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Midconner LakeKings	10 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
South Twin LakeKings	8.9 ft	5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Sunken LakeKings	11.5 ft	3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Burke LakeKings	21.6 ft	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Hudson LakeKings	5.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Colwell LakeKings	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Ell LakeKings	2.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Frog LakeKings	19.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	45.9 ft	Not recorded
Cloud LakeKings	18.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52.5 ft	Not recorded
Fox LakeKings	6.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
West Twin LakeKings	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Turbitt LakeKings	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Shell Camp LakeKings	11.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Spectacle LakeKings	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Mack LakeKings	7.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Black Duck LakeKings	6.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Randall LakeKings	9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Torment LakeKings	9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Chain LakesKings	4.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Nimchin Page LakeKings	8.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Armstrong LakeKings	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Upper Sixty LakeKings	3.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
East Twin LakeKings	2.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Mistake LakeKings	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Peter LakeKings	3.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Paul LakeKings	8.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Birch LakeKings	6.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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