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Pictou County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 43 lakes, measured by NSECC with no A–F grades

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. No lake in Pictou County carries an A–F letter, and none can: the scale is scored against EPA reference conditions, which stop at the US border. The 43 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 Pictou County

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Lake	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
NRHunters LakePictou	NR	No recent samples	7 µg/L	4.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRLansdowne LakePictou	NR	5.2 ft	10 µg/L	1.6 µg/L	No recent samples	16.7 ft	Not recorded
NRMaple LakePictou	NR	12.5 ft	14 µg/L	0.3 µg/L	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRWest Branch LakePictou	NR	3 ft	6 µg/L	1.7 µg/L	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRTaylor LakePictou	NR	13.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRBlack LakePictou	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRFish LakePictou	NR	9.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRMaclean LakePictou	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
NRKing LakePictou	NR	5.7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRReserve PondPictou	NR	3.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	4.9 ft	Not recorded
NRBotany Bay LakePictou	NR	5.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRCalder LakePictou	NR	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRForbes LakePictou	NR	7.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	45.9 ft	Not recorded
NRIndian LakePictou	NR	3.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRPattersons Point LakePictou	NR	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	4.9 ft	Not recorded
NRGrahams PondPictou	NR	1.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	11.8 ft	Not recorded
NRWest River LakePictou	NR	2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRInner Pictou Hbr LakePictou	NR	2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRMackays LakePictou	NR	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRCole PondPictou	NR	3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NROtter LakePictou	NR	1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRMackinnon LakePictou	NR	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRGairloch LakePictou	NR	2.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
NRDryden LakePictou	NR	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRPerch LakePictou	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
NRPiper'S LakePictou	NR	9.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRGrant LakePictou	NR	4.4 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRSutherlands LakePictou	NR	8.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
NRBear LakePictou	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRJohn Miller LakePictou	NR	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRLong LakePictou	NR	8.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NRElbow LakePictou	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRWhite LakePictou	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRMilldam LakePictou	NR	12.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
NRNorman'S LakePictou	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRBurroughs LakePictou	NR	9.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRMacpherson'S LakePictou	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
NRCampbell LakePictou	NR	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
NRGalt PondPictou	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
NRBlack Brook LakePictou	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	59.1 ft	Not recorded
NRGunn LakePictou	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
NREden LakePictou	NR	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55.8 ft	Not recorded
NRUpper Dam LakePictou	NR	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 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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