Where is Harmony Lake?

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

How deep is Harmony Lake?

Harmony Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 875 acres.

Harmony Lake

Queens, Nova Scotia354 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.9 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2006

Phosphorus

2.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

2.1 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

354 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Harmony Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 875 acres.

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Harmony Lake is a 875-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (15-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2006-09-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Harmony Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water12.7 ft of visibility
Deep water36.1 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 Harmony 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 Harmony Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Harmony 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 12.7 ft. Phosphorus 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.1 µg/L. TSI 32.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.88m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.1µg/L	Measured, not scored 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

11 m

Average depth

4.6 m

Surface area

354 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Harmony Lake

Where is Harmony Lake?: Harmony Lake is a lake in Queens, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Harmony Lake?: Harmony Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 875 acres.
Is Harmony Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Harmony Lake?: Harmony Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 875 acres.