Where is Indian Lake?

Indian 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 Indian Lake?

Indian Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 16.7 feet. The lake covers 78.8 acres.

Indian Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia32 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.3 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1980

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

32 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Indian Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 78.8 acres.

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Indian Lake is a 79-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (17-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1980-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Indian Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.7 ft of visibility
Deep water39.4 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 Indian 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 Indian Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Indian 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 10.7 ft. TSI 43.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.25m	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.	43	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

5.1 m

Surface area

32 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Indian Lake

Where is Indian Lake?: Indian 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 Indian Lake?: Indian Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 78.8 acres.
Is Indian Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Indian Lake?: Indian Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 16.7 feet. The lake covers 78.8 acres.