Where is Blackie Lake?

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

Blackie Lake

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

Clarity

4.3 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Area

4 ha

Surface area

Limited data

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Blackie Lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Surface area: 10.9 acres.

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Blackie Lake is a 11-acre lake in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-09-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Blackie Lake is good for

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Clear water14.1 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Blackie 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 Blackie Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 14.1 ft. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 27.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.3m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	27	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Average depth

Not documented

Surface area

4 ha

The available depth estimate for Blackie Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown.

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Nearby Lakes in Colchester

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Frequently asked questions about Blackie Lake

Where is Blackie Lake?: Blackie Lake is a lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Blackie Lake?: Blackie Lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Surface area: 10.9 acres.
Is Blackie Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Blackie Lake?: The available depth estimate for Blackie Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 10.9 acres.