Where is L'Ardoise Long Lake?

L'Ardoise Long Lake is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is L'Ardoise Long Lake?

L'Ardoise Long Lake has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 7.9 feet. The lake covers 77.6 acres.

L'Ardoise Long Lake

Richmond, Nova Scotia31 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for L'Ardoise Long Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

3.1 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

9 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

31 ha

Surface area

30 ft max depth
Limited data

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L'Ardoise Long Lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 77.6 acres.

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L'Ardoise Long Lake is a 78-acre lake in Richmond County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 30 feet (8-foot average).

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

What L'Ardoise Long Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10 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 L'Ardoise Long 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 L'Ardoise Long Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.05m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	29	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

9 m

Average depth

2.4 m

Surface area

31 ha

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Frequently asked questions about L'Ardoise Long Lake

Where is L'Ardoise Long Lake?: L'Ardoise Long Lake is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of L'Ardoise Long Lake?: L'Ardoise Long Lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 77.6 acres.
Is L'Ardoise Long Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is L'Ardoise Long Lake?: L'Ardoise Long Lake has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 7.9 feet. The lake covers 77.6 acres.