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Fancys Pond

Guysborough, Nova Scotia9 haView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

No A–F letter for this lake. The letter is scored against EPA reference conditions for a lake’s ecoregion, and those stop at the US border. Here is what has been measured.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
1.1 m
Secchi · sampled 1981
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • 16 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Fancys Pond in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC and no A–F letter. The letter's EPA reference conditions stop at the US border. Water clarity: 1.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 22.5 acres.

Clarity
1.1 m
Max depth
5 m
Area
9 ha
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Why Fancys Pond has no A–F letter

The LakeQuality letter is scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment reference conditions for a lake’s ecoregion, and those stop at the US border. There is no reference condition for Nova Scotia, so the scale cannot be applied to Fancys Pond at any level of sampling. Sampling here has recorded water clarity and phosphorus, but not algae (chlorophyll-a).

This is not a gap in the monitoring record. NSECC publishes these measurements directly, and everything below that has been measured is reported on this page as NSECC reports it.

Monitoring: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change. Read the full grading methodology.

Fancys Pond is a 23-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 16 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1981-07-02. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Limited data

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Water quality measurements for Fancys Pond

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Fancys Pond. No A–F letter applies here: see why.

Murky, only visible to about 3.4 ft. Phosphorus 3.5 µg/L. TSI 41.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.05 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus3.5 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)41Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth5 m
Surface Area9 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Fancys Pond

Where is Fancys Pond?

Fancys Pond is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC, and it carries no A–F letter, because no reference condition exists for lakes in this region, so the assessment thresholds behind the A–F scale cannot be applied here.

What is the water quality grade for Fancys Pond?

Fancys Pond in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC and no A–F letter. The letter's EPA reference conditions stop at the US border. Water clarity: 1.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 22.5 acres.

Is Fancys Pond safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is Fancys Pond?

Fancys Pond has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet. The lake covers 22.5 acres.

Mesotrophic Lakes in Nova Scotia

Where this data comes from

4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1981. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Lands and Forests, NSDOELands and Forests, NSDOE2 samples · 1981
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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Canadian lakes are published with the measurements their provincial programme reports, and without a LakeQuality A–F letter. The letter is scored against EPA reference conditions for a lake’s ecoregion, and the EPA does not survey these lakes. See how grades are calculated and data sources.