Where is Andrew Lake?

Andrew Lake is a lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Andrew Lake?

Andrew Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet. The lake covers 238.4 acres.

Andrew Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia96 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Andrew Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

4.5 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1983

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

96 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Andrew Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 238.4 acres.

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Andrew Lake is a 238-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-08-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Andrew Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water14.8 ft of visibility
Deep water36.1 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Andrew Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Andrew Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Andrew Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Good clarity, visible to about 14.8 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.5m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	3µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	29	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Surface area

96 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Andrew Lake

Where is Andrew Lake?: Andrew Lake is a lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Andrew Lake?: Andrew Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 238.4 acres.
Is Andrew Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Andrew Lake?: Andrew Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet. The lake covers 238.4 acres.