Where is Fanning Lake?

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

How deep is Fanning Lake?

Fanning Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 13.8 feet. The lake covers 296.5 acres.

Fanning Lake

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia120 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2008

Phosphorus

9 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

5.1 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

120 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Fanning Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 296.5 acres.

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Fanning Lake is a 297-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (14-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2008-08-28. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Fanning Lake is good for

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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 Fanning 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 Fanning Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 6.4 ft. Phosphorus 9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5.1 µg/L. TSI 44.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.95m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	9µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	5.1µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	44	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Average depth

4.2 m

Surface area

120 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Fanning Lake

Where is Fanning Lake?: Fanning Lake is a lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Fanning Lake?: Fanning Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 296.5 acres.
Is Fanning Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fanning Lake?: Fanning Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 13.8 feet. The lake covers 296.5 acres.