Where is Colin Macraes Lakes?

Colin Macraes Lakes is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Colin Macraes Lakes?

Colin Macraes Lakes has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 228.1 acres.

Colin Macraes Lakes

Richmond, Nova Scotia92 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Colin Macraes Lakes. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

4 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

92 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Colin Macraes Lakes in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 228.1 acres.

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Colin Macraes Lakes is a 228-acre lake in Richmond County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-08-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Colin Macraes Lakes is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water13 ft of visibility
Deep water36.1 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 Colin Macraes Lakes 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 Colin Macraes Lakes

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Colin Macraes Lakes, 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 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 30.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.95m	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.	30	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Average depth

2.6 m

Surface area

92 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Colin Macraes Lakes

Where is Colin Macraes Lakes?: Colin Macraes Lakes is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Colin Macraes Lakes?: Colin Macraes Lakes in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 228.1 acres.
Is Colin Macraes Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Colin Macraes Lakes?: Colin Macraes Lakes has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 228.1 acres.