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

How deep is Annis Lake?

Annis Lake has a maximum depth of 59.1 feet and an average depth of 26.6 feet. The lake covers 185.3 acres.

Annis Lake

Queens, Nova Scotia75 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

10.4 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1982

Phosphorus

0.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

18 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

75 ha

Surface area

59 ft max depth
Limited data

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Annis Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 185.3 acres.

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Annis Lake is a 185-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 59 feet (27-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1982-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Annis Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water34.1 ft of visibility
Deep water59.1 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 Annis 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 Annis Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 34.1 ft down. Phosphorus 0.5 µg/L. TSI 10.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	10.4m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	0.5µg/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.	10	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

18 m

Average depth

8.1 m

Surface area

75 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Annis Lake

Where is Annis Lake?: Annis Lake is a lake in Queens, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Annis Lake?: Annis Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 185.3 acres.
Is Annis Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Annis Lake?: Annis Lake has a maximum depth of 59.1 feet and an average depth of 26.6 feet. The lake covers 185.3 acres.