Where is Dumaresq Lake?

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

How deep is Dumaresq Lake?

Dumaresq Lake has a maximum depth of 13.1 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 158.6 acres.

Dumaresq Lake

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia64 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1980

Max depth

4 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

64 ha

Surface area

13 ft max depth
Limited data

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Dumaresq Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 13.1 ft. Surface area: 158.6 acres.

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Dumaresq Lake is a 159-acre lake in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 13 feet (7-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1980-07-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Dumaresq 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 Dumaresq Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Dumaresq Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.2 ft. TSI 49.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.2m	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.	49	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

4 m

Average depth

2.1 m

Surface area

64 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Dumaresq Lake

Where is Dumaresq Lake?: Dumaresq Lake is a lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Dumaresq Lake?: Dumaresq Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 13.1 ft. Surface area: 158.6 acres.
Is Dumaresq Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Dumaresq Lake?: Dumaresq Lake has a maximum depth of 13.1 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 158.6 acres.