Five Mile Lake
Hants, Nova Scotia505 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Five Mile Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 85 ft max depth
- Limited data
Five Mile Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 85.3 ft. Surface area: 1248.6 acres.
Five Mile Lake is a 1,249-acre lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 85 feet (15-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1986-07-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Five Mile Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water9.8 ft of visibility
- Deep water85.3 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water1,249 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Five Mile 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.
Water quality measurements for Five Mile Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Five Mile 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 9.8 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 32.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 3µg/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
26 m
Average depth
4.6 m
Surface area
505 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Five Mile Lake
Where is Five Mile Lake?
- Five Mile Lake is a lake in Hants, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Five Mile Lake?
- Five Mile Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 85.3 ft. Surface area: 1248.6 acres.
Is Five Mile Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Five Mile Lake?
- Five Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 85.3 feet and an average depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 1248.6 acres.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1984–1986. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change4 samples · 1984 - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1986
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
988
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