Byer'S Lake
Colchester, Nova Scotia6 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Byer'S Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 20 ft max depth
- Limited data
Byer'S Lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 13.8 acres.
Byer'S Lake is a 14-acre lake in Colchester 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 1973-07-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Byer'S Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water9.8 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Byer'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.
Water quality measurements for Byer'S Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Byer'S 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 9.8 ft. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3m | 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. | 44 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
6 m
Surface area
6 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Byer'S Lake
Where is Byer'S Lake?
- Byer'S 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 Byer'S Lake?
- Byer'S Lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 13.8 acres.
Is Byer'S Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Byer'S Lake?
- Byer'S Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet. The lake covers 13.8 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1973. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1973
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
14
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