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Shelburne County Lake Quality

Nova Scotia, 34 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 34 monitored lakes in Shelburne 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 Shelburne County

34 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 34 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 34 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
West Horseshoe LakeShelburne	15.1 ft	0.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
West Horeshoe LakeShelburne	No recent samples	0.5 µg/L	0.7 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
George LakeShelburne	5.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Dexter LakeShelburne	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Greenwood LakeShelburne	5.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Tidney Meadows LakeShelburne	1.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
Canada Hill Bog LakeShelburne	1.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	5.9 ft	Not recorded
Canada Hill LakeShelburne	2.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.2 ft	Not recorded
Welshtown LakeShelburne	2.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Churchover LakeShelburne	4.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Longview LakeShelburne	No recent samples	6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Walls LakeShelburne	1.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Beaverdam LakeShelburne	3.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Back LakeShelburne	3.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Mckay LakeShelburne	3.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Mckay LakeShelburne	3.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Odgen LakeShelburne	2.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Deception LakeShelburne	3.1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Jones LakeShelburne	2.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Philip LakeShelburne	3.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
Harpers LakeShelburne	2.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Courtney LakeShelburne	3.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Alvin LakeShelburne	11.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Halfmoon LakeShelburne	5.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Junction LakeShelburne	6.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Long LakeShelburne	5.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Little Tobeatic LakeShelburne	7.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.8 ft	Not recorded
Handsled LakeShelburne	5.2 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
Spectacle LakeShelburne	3.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Mink LakeShelburne	9.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42.7 ft	Not recorded
Roseway LakeShelburne	5.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Skudiak LakeShelburne	8.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	101.7 ft	Not recorded
Wainwright LakeShelburne	11.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52.5 ft	Not recorded
Clamshell LakeShelburne	4.9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded

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