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

How deep is Hart Lake?

Hart Lake has a maximum depth of 75 feet and an average depth of 25.9 feet. The lake covers 97.6 acres.

Hart Lake

Colchester, Nova Scotia39 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

5.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1982

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

22.9 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

39 ha

Surface area

75 ft max depth
Limited data

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Hart Lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 75 ft. Surface area: 97.6 acres.

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Hart Lake is a 98-acre lake in Colchester County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 75 feet (26-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1982-08-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Hart Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water19 ft of visibility
Deep water75 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 Hart 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 Hart Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 19 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 24.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5.8m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	24	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

22.9 m

Average depth

7.9 m

Surface area

39 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Hart Lake

Where is Hart Lake?: Hart Lake is a lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hart Lake?: Hart Lake in Colchester, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 75 ft. Surface area: 97.6 acres.
Is Hart Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hart Lake?: Hart Lake has a maximum depth of 75 feet and an average depth of 25.9 feet. The lake covers 97.6 acres.