Where is Donahue Lake?

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

How deep is Donahue Lake?

Donahue Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 1.3 feet. The lake covers 793.2 acres.

Donahue Lake

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

Clarity

3.1 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1985

Phosphorus

4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

16 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

321 ha

Surface area

53 ft max depth
Limited data

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Donahue Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 793.2 acres.

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Donahue Lake is a 793-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 53 feet (1-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1985-08-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Donahue Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.2 ft of visibility
Deep water52.5 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 Donahue 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 Donahue Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Donahue 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 10.2 ft. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. TSI 34.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.1m	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)		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.	34	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

16 m

Average depth

0.4 m

Surface area

321 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Donahue Lake

Where is Donahue Lake?: Donahue Lake is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Donahue Lake?: Donahue Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 793.2 acres.
Is Donahue Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Donahue Lake?: Donahue Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 1.3 feet. The lake covers 793.2 acres.