Black River Lake
Kings, Nova Scotia668 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Black River Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 39 ft max depth
- Limited data
Black River Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 1650.4 acres.
Black River Lake is a 1,650-acre lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet.
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-11-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Black River Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water39.4 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water1,650 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Black River 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.
Water quality measurements for Black River Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Black River Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.2 ft. Phosphorus 12 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.4 µg/L. TSI 40.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.5m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 12µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 1.4µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 40 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
12 m
Surface area
668 ha
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Where is Black River Lake?
- Black River Lake is a lake in Kings, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Black River Lake?
- Black River Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 1650.4 acres.
Is Black River Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Black River Lake?
- Black River Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet. The lake covers 1650.4 acres.
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Where this data comes from
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1978–2002. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Municipality of the County of Kings
Municipality of the County of Kings2 samples · 1997–1998 - NS Dept. of Fisheries
NS Dept. of Fisheries2 samples · 1994 - NSDAF
NSDAF1 sample · 2002 - Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1978
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
988
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