Where is George Lake?

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

How deep is George Lake?

George Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 281.7 acres.

George Lake

Shelburne, Nova Scotia114 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2001

Max depth

3 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

114 ha

Surface area

10 ft max depth
Limited data

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George Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 281.7 acres.

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George Lake is a 282-acre lake in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 10 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2001-06-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether George 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 George Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for George 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 5.3 ft. TSI 53.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.63m	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.	53	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

3 m

Surface area

114 ha

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Frequently asked questions about George Lake

Where is George Lake?: George Lake is a lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of George Lake?: George Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 281.7 acres.
Is George Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is George Lake?: George Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 281.7 acres.