Where is Journeay Lake?

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

How deep is Journeay Lake?

Journeay Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 23.5 acres.

Journeay Lake

Digby, Nova Scotia10 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1983

Phosphorus

21 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

10 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Journeay Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 21 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 23.5 acres.

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Journeay Lake is a 24-acre lake in Digby County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-09-28. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Journeay 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 Journeay 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 Journeay Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Journeay Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.5 ft. Phosphorus 21 µg/L. TSI 46.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.9m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	21µg/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.	46	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Average depth

3 m

Surface area

10 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Journeay Lake

Where is Journeay Lake?: Journeay Lake is a lake in Digby, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Journeay Lake?: Journeay Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 21 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 23.5 acres.
Is Journeay Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Journeay Lake?: Journeay Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 23.5 acres.