Where is Churchover Lake?

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

How deep is Churchover Lake?

Churchover Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 242.4 acres.

Churchover Lake

Shelburne, Nova Scotia98 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.3 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1983

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

98 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Churchover Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 242.4 acres.

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Churchover Lake is a 242-acre lake in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-03-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Churchover Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water39.4 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 Churchover 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 Churchover Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Churchover 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 4.3 ft. TSI 56.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.3m	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.	56	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

3.1 m

Surface area

98 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Churchover Lake

Where is Churchover Lake?: Churchover Lake is a lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Churchover Lake?: Churchover Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 242.4 acres.
Is Churchover Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Churchover Lake?: Churchover Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 242.4 acres.