Where is Black Rattle Lake?

Black Rattle 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 Black Rattle Lake?

Black Rattle Lake has a maximum depth of 75.5 feet and an average depth of 21.3 feet. The lake covers 205.1 acres.

Black Rattle Lake

Queens, Nova Scotia83 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

7 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1982

Phosphorus

0.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

23 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

83 ha

Surface area

76 ft max depth
Limited data

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Black Rattle Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 75.5 ft. Surface area: 205.1 acres.

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Black Rattle Lake is a 205-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 76 feet (21-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1982-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Black Rattle Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water23 ft of visibility
Deep water75.5 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 Black Rattle 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 Black Rattle Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Black Rattle Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Crystal clear, you can see 23 ft down. Phosphorus 0.5 µg/L. TSI 13.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	7m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	0.5µg/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.	13	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

23 m

Average depth

6.5 m

Surface area

83 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Black Rattle Lake

Where is Black Rattle Lake?: Black Rattle 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 Black Rattle Lake?: Black Rattle Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 75.5 ft. Surface area: 205.1 acres.
Is Black Rattle Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Black Rattle Lake?: Black Rattle Lake has a maximum depth of 75.5 feet and an average depth of 21.3 feet. The lake covers 205.1 acres.