Where is Kimballs Lake?

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

How deep is Kimballs Lake?

Kimballs Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 6.9 acres.

Kimballs Lake

Antigonish, Nova Scotia3 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

5.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1977

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

3 ha

Surface area

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Kimballs Lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 6.9 acres.

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Kimballs Lake is a 7-acre lake in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1977-06-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Kimballs Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water19 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Kimballs 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 Kimballs Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 19 ft down. TSI 35.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5.8m	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.	35	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

8 m

Average depth

2.6 m

Surface area

3 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Kimballs Lake

Where is Kimballs Lake?: Kimballs Lake is a lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kimballs Lake?: Kimballs Lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 6.9 acres.
Is Kimballs Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Kimballs Lake?: Kimballs Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 6.9 acres.