Where is Grahams Pond?

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

How deep is Grahams Pond?

Grahams Pond has a maximum depth of 11.8 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 11.1 acres.

Grahams Pond

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NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Grahams Pond. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.5 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

3.6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

4 ha

Surface area

12 ft max depth
Limited data

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Grahams Pond in Pictou, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Maximum depth: 11.8 ft. Surface area: 11.1 acres.

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Grahams Pond is a 11-acre lake in Pictou County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 12 feet (3-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-08-15. 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 Grahams Pond 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 Grahams Pond

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

Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility. TSI 72.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.45m	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.	72	Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

3.6 m

Average depth

0.9 m

Surface area

4 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Grahams Pond

Where is Grahams Pond?: Grahams Pond is a lake in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Grahams Pond?: Grahams Pond in Pictou, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Maximum depth: 11.8 ft. Surface area: 11.1 acres.
Is Grahams Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Grahams Pond?: Grahams Pond has a maximum depth of 11.8 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 11.1 acres.