Where is Benjamins Pond?

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

How deep is Benjamins Pond?

Benjamins Pond has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 6.2 feet. The lake covers 11.4 acres.

Benjamins Pond

Richmond, Nova Scotia5 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Benjamins Pond. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

3.1 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

7 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

5 ha

Surface area

23 ft max depth
Limited data

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Benjamins Pond in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 11.4 acres.

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Benjamins Pond is a 11-acre lake in Richmond County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 23 feet (6-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-07-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Benjamins Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.3 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 Benjamins Pond 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 Benjamins Pond

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Benjamins Pond, 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 10.3 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 32.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.13m	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.	32	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

7 m

Average depth

1.9 m

Surface area

5 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Benjamins Pond

Where is Benjamins Pond?: Benjamins Pond is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Benjamins Pond?: Benjamins Pond in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 11.4 acres.
Is Benjamins Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Benjamins Pond?: Benjamins Pond has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 6.2 feet. The lake covers 11.4 acres.