Where is Island Pond?

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

How deep is Island Pond?

Island Pond has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 108.2 acres.

Island Pond

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia44 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.5 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1981

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

44 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Island Pond in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 108.2 acres.

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Island Pond is a 108-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1981-08-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Island Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water11.3 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 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.

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Water quality measurements for Island Pond

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Island Pond, 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 11.3 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 31.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.45m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	3µg/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.	31	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

2.8 m

Surface area

44 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Island Pond

Where is Island Pond?: Island Pond is a lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Island Pond?: Island Pond in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 108.2 acres.
Is Island Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Island Pond?: Island Pond has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 108.2 acres.