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

How deep is Dunn Lake?

Dunn Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 5.9 feet. The lake covers 54.1 acres.

Dunn Lake

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

Clarity

3.9 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

22 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Dunn Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 54.1 acres.

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Dunn Lake is a 54-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (6-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-06-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Dunn Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water12.7 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Dunn 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 Dunn Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Dunn 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 12.7 ft. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. TSI 32.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.86m	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.	32	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

1.8 m

Surface area

22 ha

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Nearby Lakes in Queens

Dunn Lake5 m clear0 miView →Morton Lake5.4 m clear0.8 miView →Harlow Lake2.4 m clear1.3 miView →Sand Lake2.6 m clear2.1 miView →First Ring Lake5 m clear2 miView →Irving Lake1.1 m clear2.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Dunn Lake

Where is Dunn Lake?: Dunn Lake is a lake in Queens, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Dunn Lake?: Dunn Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 54.1 acres.
Is Dunn Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Dunn Lake?: Dunn Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 5.9 feet. The lake covers 54.1 acres.