Kehoe Lake
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia14 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Kehoe Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 7 ft max depth
- Limited data
Kehoe Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 35.1 acres.
Kehoe Lake is a 35-acre lake in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet.
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-07-26. 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 Kehoe 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 Kehoe Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Kehoe 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 4.9 ft. TSI 54.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.5m | 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. | 54 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
2 m
Surface area
14 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Kehoe Lake
Where is Kehoe Lake?
- Kehoe Lake is a lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kehoe Lake?
- Kehoe Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 35.1 acres.
Is Kehoe Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Kehoe Lake?
- Kehoe Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet. The lake covers 35.1 acres.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1980–2002. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- NSDAF
NSDAF1 sample · 2002 - Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1980
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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