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

How deep is Lewie Lake?

Lewie Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet and an average depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 96.6 acres.

Lewie Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia39 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.1 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1983

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

3 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

39 ha

Surface area

10 ft max depth
Limited data

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Lewie Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 96.6 acres.

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Lewie Lake is a 97-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 10 feet (5-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-08-04. 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 Lewie 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 Lewie Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Lewie 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 3.4 ft. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 37.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.05m	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.	37	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

3 m

Average depth

1.5 m

Surface area

39 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Lewie Lake

Where is Lewie Lake?: Lewie Lake is a lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lewie Lake?: Lewie Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 96.6 acres.
Is Lewie Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lewie Lake?: Lewie Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet and an average depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 96.6 acres.