Where is Big Molly Upsim Lake?

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

How deep is Big Molly Upsim Lake?

Big Molly Upsim Lake has a maximum depth of 34.4 feet and an average depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 1253.6 acres.

Big Molly Upsim Lake

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

Clarity

1.8 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

10.5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

507 ha

Surface area

34 ft max depth
Limited data

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Big Molly Upsim Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 34.4 ft. Surface area: 1253.6 acres.

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Big Molly Upsim Lake is a 1,254-acre lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 34 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-07-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Molly Upsim Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water34.4 ft surveyed max depth
Big water1,254 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Big Molly Upsim 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 Big Molly Upsim Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Big Molly Upsim 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 5.9 ft. TSI 52.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.8m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading 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.	52	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

10.5 m

Average depth

2.6 m

Surface area

507 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Big Molly Upsim Lake

Where is Big Molly Upsim Lake?: Big Molly Upsim Lake is a lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Molly Upsim Lake?: Big Molly Upsim Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 34.4 ft. Surface area: 1253.6 acres.
Is Big Molly Upsim Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Molly Upsim Lake?: Big Molly Upsim Lake has a maximum depth of 34.4 feet and an average depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 1253.6 acres.