Where is Cameron Lake?

Cameron Lake is a lake in Hants, 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 32.8 feet and an average depth of 7.2 feet. The lake covers 63.8 acres.

Cameron Lake

Hants, Nova Scotia26 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1986

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

10 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

26 ha

Surface area

33 ft max depth
Limited data

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Cameron Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 63.8 acres.

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Cameron Lake is a 64-acre lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 33 feet (7-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1986-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Cameron Lake is good for

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Deep water32.8 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.

Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 35.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.9m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	3µg/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.	35	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

10 m

Average depth

2.2 m

Surface area

26 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Cameron Lake

Where is Cameron Lake?: Cameron Lake is a lake in Hants, 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 Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 63.8 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 32.8 feet and an average depth of 7.2 feet. The lake covers 63.8 acres.