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Jordan Lake

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

Clarity
1.6 m
Typical for Nova Scotia
Secchi · sampled 1984
Phosphorus
10 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by NSECC
Max depth
3 m
Bathymetric survey
  • 10 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Jordan Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft.

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Jordan Lake is a lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 10 feet (4-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-08-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Jordan 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 Jordan Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Jordan 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 5.2 ft. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 45.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.6mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus10µg/LMeasured, 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.45Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

3 m

Average depth

1.3 m

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Where is Jordan Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Jordan Lake?

Jordan Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft.

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Is Jordan Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Jordan Lake?

Jordan Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet and an average depth of 4.3 feet.

Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1974–1984. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Lands and Forests, NSDOELands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1984
  • Lands and ForestsLands and Forests1 sample · 1974
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • 975

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