Where is Beavertail Basin Lake?

Beavertail Basin 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 Beavertail Basin Lake?

Beavertail Basin Lake has a maximum depth of 42.7 feet and an average depth of 17.1 feet. The lake covers 532 acres.

Beavertail Basin Lake

Queens, Nova Scotia215 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.2 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1982

Phosphorus

4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

13 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

215 ha

Surface area

43 ft max depth
Limited data

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Beavertail Basin Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft. Surface area: 532 acres.

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Beavertail Basin Lake is a 532-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 43 feet (17-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1982-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Beavertail Basin Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water20.4 ft of visibility
Deep water42.7 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 Beavertail Basin 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 Beavertail Basin Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Beavertail Basin 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 20.4 ft down. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.23m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	4µg/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

13 m

Average depth

5.2 m

Surface area

215 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Beavertail Basin Lake

Where is Beavertail Basin Lake?: Beavertail Basin 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 Beavertail Basin Lake?: Beavertail Basin Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft. Surface area: 532 acres.
Is Beavertail Basin Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Beavertail Basin Lake?: Beavertail Basin Lake has a maximum depth of 42.7 feet and an average depth of 17.1 feet. The lake covers 532 acres.