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

How deep is Burke Lake?

Burke Lake has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 14.1 feet. The lake covers 45.5 acres.

Burke Lake

Kings, Nova Scotia18 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.6 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1981

Phosphorus

4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

9 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

18 ha

Surface area

30 ft max depth
Limited data

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Burke Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 45.5 acres.

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Burke Lake is a 46-acre lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 30 feet (14-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1981-06-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Burke Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water21.6 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 Burke 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 Burke Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Burke 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 21.6 ft down. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. TSI 28.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.59m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	4µg/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.	28	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

9 m

Average depth

4.3 m

Surface area

18 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Burke Lake

Where is Burke Lake?: Burke 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 Burke Lake?: Burke Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 45.5 acres.
Is Burke Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Burke Lake?: Burke Lake has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 14.1 feet. The lake covers 45.5 acres.