Where is Beaverhouse Lake?

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

How deep is Beaverhouse Lake?

Beaverhouse Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 7.2 feet. The lake covers 176.9 acres.

Beaverhouse Lake

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia72 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.5 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1985

Phosphorus

5 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

72 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Beaverhouse Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 176.9 acres.

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Beaverhouse Lake is a 177-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (7-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1985-07-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Beaverhouse 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 Beaverhouse Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 4.9 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.5m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	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.	41	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

2.2 m

Surface area

72 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Beaverhouse Lake

Where is Beaverhouse Lake?: Beaverhouse Lake is a lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Beaverhouse Lake?: Beaverhouse Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 176.9 acres.
Is Beaverhouse Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Beaverhouse Lake?: Beaverhouse Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 7.2 feet. The lake covers 176.9 acres.