Where is Little Tobeatic Lake?

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

How deep is Little Tobeatic Lake?

Little Tobeatic Lake has a maximum depth of 32.8 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 296.3 acres.

Little Tobeatic Lake

Shelburne, Nova Scotia120 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.4 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1974

Max depth

10 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

120 ha

Surface area

33 ft max depth
Limited data

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Little Tobeatic Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 296.3 acres.

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Little Tobeatic Lake is a 296-acre lake in Shelburne 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 1974-07-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Little Tobeatic Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water32.8 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Little Tobeatic 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 Little Tobeatic Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Little Tobeatic 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 7.9 ft. TSI 47.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.4m	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.	47	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

10 m

Average depth

3.1 m

Surface area

120 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Little Tobeatic Lake

Where is Little Tobeatic Lake?: Little Tobeatic Lake is a lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Tobeatic Lake?: Little Tobeatic Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 296.3 acres.
Is Little Tobeatic Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Little Tobeatic Lake?: Little Tobeatic Lake has a maximum depth of 32.8 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 296.3 acres.