Where is Harris Lake?

Harris 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 Harris Lake?

Harris Lake has a maximum depth of 36.7 feet. The lake covers 175.7 acres.

Harris Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia71 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2004

Phosphorus

31 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11.2 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

71 ha

Surface area

37 ft max depth
Limited data

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Harris Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.7 ft. Surface area: 175.7 acres.

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Harris Lake is a 176-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 37 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2004-07-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Harris Lake is good for

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Deep water36.7 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 Harris 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 Harris Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Harris 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 31 µg/L. TSI 52.

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	31µg/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.	52	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

11.2 m

Surface area

71 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Harris Lake

Where is Harris Lake?: Harris 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 Harris Lake?: Harris Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.7 ft. Surface area: 175.7 acres.
Is Harris Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Harris Lake?: Harris Lake has a maximum depth of 36.7 feet. The lake covers 175.7 acres.