Jerry Lake
Annapolis, Nova Scotia41 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Jerry Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 7 ft max depth
- Limited data
Jerry Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 100.1 acres.
Jerry Lake is a 100-acre lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet (2-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-07-19. 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 Jerry 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.
Water quality measurements for Jerry Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Jerry Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.8m | 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. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
2 m
Average depth
0.7 m
Surface area
41 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Jerry Lake
Where is Jerry Lake?
- Jerry Lake is a lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Jerry Lake?
- Jerry Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 100.1 acres.
Is Jerry Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Jerry Lake?
- Jerry Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 2.3 feet. The lake covers 100.1 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1975. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1975
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
985
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