Where is Cameron Lake?

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

How deep is Cameron Lake?

Cameron Lake has a maximum depth of 31.2 feet and an average depth of 15.7 feet. The lake covers 73.1 acres.

Cameron Lake

Antigonish, Nova Scotia30 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

9.5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

30 ha

Surface area

31 ft max depth
Limited data

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Cameron Lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 31.2 ft. Surface area: 73.1 acres.

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Cameron Lake is a 73-acre lake in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 31 feet (16-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-08-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Cameron Lake is good for

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Deep water31.2 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Cameron 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 Cameron Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Cameron 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 9.4 ft. TSI 45.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.85m	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.	45	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

9.5 m

Average depth

4.8 m

Surface area

30 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Cameron Lake

Where is Cameron Lake?: Cameron Lake is a lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cameron Lake?: Cameron Lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 31.2 ft. Surface area: 73.1 acres.
Is Cameron Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cameron Lake?: Cameron Lake has a maximum depth of 31.2 feet and an average depth of 15.7 feet. The lake covers 73.1 acres.