Where is Island Lake?

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

How deep is Island Lake?

Island Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 9.5 feet. The lake covers 115.2 acres.

Island Lake

Guysborough, Nova Scotia47 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.3 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1973

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

47 ha

Surface area

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Island Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 115.2 acres.

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Island Lake is a 115-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1973-08-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Island Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.8 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Island 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 Island Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Island 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 10.8 ft. TSI 43.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.3m	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

8 m

Average depth

2.9 m

Surface area

47 ha

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Cross Lake2.5 m clear0.8 miView →Mud Lake1.6 m clear1.6 miView →Narrow Lake3 m clear1.9 miView →Charlie Lake3.4 m clear2.7 miView →Giant Lake4.8 m clear3 miView →Crooked Lake3.4 m clear4.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Island Lake

Where is Island Lake?: Island Lake is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Island Lake?: Island Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 115.2 acres.
Is Island Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Island Lake?: Island Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 9.5 feet. The lake covers 115.2 acres.