Where is Loch Katrine?

Loch Katrine 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 Loch Katrine?

Loch Katrine has a maximum depth of 88.6 feet and an average depth of 32.8 feet. The lake covers 277 acres.

Loch Katrine

Antigonish, Nova Scotia112 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Loch Katrine. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

2.2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1977

Max depth

27 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

112 ha

Surface area

89 ft max depth
Limited data

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Loch Katrine in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 88.6 ft. Surface area: 277 acres.

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Loch Katrine is a 277-acre lake in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 89 feet (33-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1977-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Loch Katrine is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water88.6 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 Loch Katrine 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 Loch Katrine

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Loch Katrine, 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 7.1 ft. TSI 49.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.17m	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.	49	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

27 m

Average depth

10 m

Surface area

112 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Loch Katrine

Where is Loch Katrine?: Loch Katrine 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 Loch Katrine?: Loch Katrine in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 88.6 ft. Surface area: 277 acres.
Is Loch Katrine safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Loch Katrine?: Loch Katrine has a maximum depth of 88.6 feet and an average depth of 32.8 feet. The lake covers 277 acres.