Cockscomb Lake
Hants, Nova Scotia145 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Cockscomb Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 108 ft max depth
- Limited data
Cockscomb Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 108.3 ft. Surface area: 359.5 acres.
Cockscomb Lake is a 360-acre lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 108 feet (38-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2014-06-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cockscomb Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water13.9 ft of visibility
- Deep water108.3 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cockscomb 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 Cockscomb Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Cockscomb Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 13.9 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.8 µg/L. TSI 34.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.25m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 5µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 1.8µg/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. | 34 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
33 m
Average depth
11.7 m
Surface area
145 ha
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Where is Cockscomb Lake?
- Cockscomb 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 Cockscomb Lake?
- Cockscomb Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 108.3 ft. Surface area: 359.5 acres.
Is Cockscomb Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cockscomb Lake?
- Cockscomb Lake has a maximum depth of 108.3 feet and an average depth of 38.4 feet. The lake covers 359.5 acres.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1965–2014. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture
NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture1 sample · 2014 - DFO
DFO1 sample · 1978 - Submitting organization not recorded for these samples1 sample · 1965
Some records reached the portal without a submitting organization. Those samples are counted above but not attributed.
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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