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

How deep is Bell Lake?

Bell Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet. The lake covers 255 acres.

Bell Lake

Victoria, Nova Scotia103 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

4.3 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2003

Phosphorus

6 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

1.2 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

103 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Bell Lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 255 acres.

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Bell Lake is a 255-acre lake in Victoria County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2003-06-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Bell Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water13.9 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Bell 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 Bell Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Bell 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 13.9 ft. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.2 µg/L. TSI 34.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.25m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	6µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	1.2µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	34	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Surface area

103 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Bell Lake

Where is Bell Lake?: Bell Lake is a lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bell Lake?: Bell Lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 255 acres.
Is Bell Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bell Lake?: Bell Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet. The lake covers 255 acres.