Where is Lochaber Lake?

Lochaber Lake 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 Lochaber Lake?

Lochaber Lake has a maximum depth of 171.9 feet and an average depth of 71.5 feet. The lake covers 759.1 acres.

Lochaber Lake

Antigonish, Nova Scotia307 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

4 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2010

Phosphorus

2.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

52.4 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

307 ha

Surface area

172 ft max depth
Limited data

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Lochaber Lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 171.9 ft. Surface area: 759.1 acres.

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Lochaber Lake is a 759-acre lake in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 172 feet (72-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2010-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lochaber Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water13.1 ft of visibility
Deep water171.9 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 Lochaber 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 Lochaber Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Lochaber 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 13.1 ft. Phosphorus 2.5 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2.5µg/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

52.4 m

Average depth

21.8 m

Surface area

307 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Lochaber Lake

Where is Lochaber Lake?: Lochaber Lake 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 Lochaber Lake?: Lochaber Lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 171.9 ft. Surface area: 759.1 acres.
Is Lochaber Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lochaber Lake?: Lochaber Lake has a maximum depth of 171.9 feet and an average depth of 71.5 feet. The lake covers 759.1 acres.