Where is Brown'S Lake?

Brown'S Lake is a lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Brown'S Lake?

Brown'S Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 63.8 acres.

Brown'S Lake

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia26 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

2 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

26 ha

Surface area

7 ft max depth
Limited data

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Brown'S Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 63.8 acres.

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Brown'S Lake is a 64-acre lake in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet (3-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-06-15. 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 Brown'S 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 Brown'S Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Brown'S 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 6.6 ft. TSI 50.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No 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.	50	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

2 m

Average depth

0.9 m

Surface area

26 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Brown'S Lake

Where is Brown'S Lake?: Brown'S Lake is a lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Brown'S Lake?: Brown'S Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 63.8 acres.
Is Brown'S Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Brown'S Lake?: Brown'S Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 63.8 acres.