Hirtles Pond
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia13 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Hirtles Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- 23 ft max depth
- Limited data
Hirtles Pond in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 31.1 acres.
Hirtles Pond is a 31-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 23 feet (8-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2005-09-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hirtles 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.
Water quality measurements for Hirtles Pond
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Hirtles Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 12 µg/L. TSI 40.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 12µg/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. | 40 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
7 m
Average depth
2.5 m
Surface area
13 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Hirtles Pond
Where is Hirtles Pond?
- Hirtles Pond 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 Hirtles Pond?
- Hirtles Pond in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 31.1 acres.
Is Hirtles Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hirtles Pond?
- Hirtles Pond has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 8.2 feet. The lake covers 31.1 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2005. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
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- NSDAF
NSDAF1 sample · 2005
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
507
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