Lily Lake
Hants, Nova Scotia37 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lily Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 33 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lily Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 92.4 acres.
Lily Lake is a 92-acre lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 33 feet (10-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1992-08-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lily Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water32.8 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lily 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 Lily Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Lily 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 8.1 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 33.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.47m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 3µg/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. | 33 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
10 m
Average depth
2.9 m
Surface area
37 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Lily Lake
Where is Lily Lake?
- Lily Lake is a lake in Hants, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lily Lake?
- Lily Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 92.4 acres.
Is Lily Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lily Lake?
- Lily Lake has a maximum depth of 32.8 feet and an average depth of 9.5 feet. The lake covers 92.4 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 1986–1992. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- NS Dept. of Fisheries
NS Dept. of Fisheries1 sample · 1992 - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1986
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
1987
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