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Blair Lake

Cumberland, Nova Scotia45 haView mapDirections

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

Clarity
1.2 m
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2004
Max depth
6.1 m
Bathymetric survey
Area
45 ha
Surface area
  • 20 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Blair Lake in Cumberland, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 111.9 acres.

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Blair Lake is a 112-acre lake in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2004-09-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Blair 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 Blair Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Blair 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
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.2mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorusNo 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.57Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

6.1 m

Surface area

45 ha

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Where is Blair Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Blair Lake?

Blair Lake in Cumberland, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 111.9 acres.

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Is Blair Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Blair Lake?

Blair Lake has a maximum depth of 20 feet. The lake covers 111.9 acres.

Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1973–2004. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • NSDAFNSDAF1 sample · 2004
  • Lands and ForestsLands and Forests1 sample · 1973
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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