Janes Lake 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 Janes Lake?

Janes Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 14.1 feet. The lake covers 26.9 acres.

Janes Lake

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia11 haView map Directions

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

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

11 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Janes Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 26.9 acres.

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Janes Lake is a 27-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (14-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1986-06-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Janes Lake is good for

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Deep water36.1 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 Janes 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 Janes Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Janes Lake, 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 3 µg/L. TSI 20.

Water quality readings
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	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.	20	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Average depth

4.3 m

Surface area

11 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Janes Lake

Where is Janes Lake?: Janes Lake 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 Janes Lake?: Janes Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 26.9 acres.
Is Janes Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Janes Lake?: Janes Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 14.1 feet. The lake covers 26.9 acres.