Where is Fox Point Lake?

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

How deep is Fox Point Lake?

Fox Point Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 16.1 feet. The lake covers 336.1 acres.

Fox Point Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia136 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

4.1 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1978

Max depth

19 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

136 ha

Surface area

62 ft max depth
Limited data

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Fox Point Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 336.1 acres.

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Fox Point Lake is a 336-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 62 feet (16-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1978-09-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Fox Point Lake is good for

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Clear water13.5 ft of visibility
Deep water62.3 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 Fox Point 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 Fox Point Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Fox Point 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 13.5 ft. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.1m	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.	40	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

19 m

Average depth

4.9 m

Surface area

136 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Fox Point Lake

Where is Fox Point Lake?: Fox Point Lake is a lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Fox Point Lake?: Fox Point Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 336.1 acres.
Is Fox Point Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fox Point Lake?: Fox Point Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 16.1 feet. The lake covers 336.1 acres.