Where is Goshen Lake?

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

How deep is Goshen Lake?

Goshen Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 29.9 acres.

Goshen Lake

Guysborough, Nova Scotia12 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1985

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

12 ha

Surface area

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Goshen Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 29.9 acres.

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Goshen Lake is a 30-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1985-07-19. 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 Goshen 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 Goshen Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Goshen 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 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 35.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2m	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.	35	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

8 m

Average depth

3 m

Surface area

12 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Goshen Lake

Where is Goshen Lake?: Goshen Lake is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Goshen Lake?: Goshen Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 29.9 acres.
Is Goshen Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Goshen Lake?: Goshen Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 29.9 acres.