Where is Caribou Lake?

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

How deep is Caribou Lake?

Caribou Lake has a maximum depth of 164 feet and an average depth of 66.6 feet. The lake covers 676.8 acres.

Caribou Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia274 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

9.1 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2000

Phosphorus

4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.5 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

50 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

274 ha

Surface area

164 ft max depth
Limited data

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Caribou Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 164 ft. Surface area: 676.8 acres.

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Caribou Lake is a 677-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 164 feet (67-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2000-08-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Caribou Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water29.7 ft of visibility
Deep water164 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 Caribou 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 Caribou Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Caribou 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 29.7 ft down. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.5 µg/L. TSI 25.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	9.05m	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)	0.5µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	25	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

50 m

Average depth

20.3 m

Surface area

274 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Caribou Lake

Where is Caribou Lake?: Caribou Lake is a lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Caribou Lake?: Caribou Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 164 ft. Surface area: 676.8 acres.
Is Caribou Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Caribou Lake?: Caribou Lake has a maximum depth of 164 feet and an average depth of 66.6 feet. The lake covers 676.8 acres.