Where is Big Uniacke Lake?

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

How deep is Big Uniacke Lake?

Big Uniacke Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 239.9 acres.

Big Uniacke Lake

Digby, Nova Scotia97 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.4 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1985

Phosphorus

5 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

19 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

97 ha

Surface area

62 ft max depth
Limited data

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Big Uniacke Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 239.9 acres.

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Big Uniacke Lake is a 240-acre lake in Digby County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 62 feet (23-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1985-06-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Uniacke Lake is good for

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Deep water62.3 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 Uniacke 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 Uniacke Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Big Uniacke 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 4.6 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.4m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	5µg/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.	41	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

19 m

Average depth

7 m

Surface area

97 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Big Uniacke Lake

Where is Big Uniacke Lake?: Big Uniacke Lake is a lake in Digby, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Uniacke Lake?: Big Uniacke Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 239.9 acres.
Is Big Uniacke Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Uniacke Lake?: Big Uniacke Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 239.9 acres.