Where is Big Robertson Lake?

Big Robertson 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 Big Robertson Lake?

Big Robertson Lake has a maximum depth of 49.2 feet and an average depth of 14.4 feet. The lake covers 163.8 acres.

Big Robertson Lake

Queens, Nova Scotia66 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.2 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1972

Max depth

15 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

66 ha

Surface area

49 ft max depth
Limited data

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Big Robertson Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 49.2 ft. Surface area: 163.8 acres.

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Big Robertson Lake is a 164-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 49 feet (14-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1972-07-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Robertson Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water49.2 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 Big Robertson 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 Robertson Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Big Robertson 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 3.9 ft. TSI 57.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.2m	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.	57	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

15 m

Average depth

4.4 m

Surface area

66 ha

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Nearby Lakes in Queens

Little Robertson Lake3 m clear0.6 miView →Path Lake2.1 m clear1.8 miView →Louis Lake0.9 m clear1.9 miView →Bar Pond2.1 m clear12.3 miView →Charlotte Lake5 m clear—View →Victoria Lake0.6 m clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Big Robertson Lake

Where is Big Robertson Lake?: Big Robertson 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 Big Robertson Lake?: Big Robertson Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 49.2 ft. Surface area: 163.8 acres.
Is Big Robertson Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Robertson Lake?: Big Robertson Lake has a maximum depth of 49.2 feet and an average depth of 14.4 feet. The lake covers 163.8 acres.