Lochiel Lake
Guysborough, Nova Scotia129 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lochiel Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 92 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lochiel Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 91.9 ft. Surface area: 319.3 acres.
Lochiel Lake is a 319-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 92 feet (28-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2013-09-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lochiel Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water91.9 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 Lochiel 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 Lochiel Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Lochiel 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 9.7 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.7 µg/L. TSI 36.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.95m | 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) | 3.7µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 36 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
28 m
Average depth
8.4 m
Surface area
129 ha
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Where is Lochiel Lake?
- Lochiel Lake is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lochiel Lake?
- Lochiel Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 91.9 ft. Surface area: 319.3 acres.
Is Lochiel Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lochiel Lake?
- Lochiel Lake has a maximum depth of 91.9 feet and an average depth of 27.6 feet. The lake covers 319.3 acres.
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Where this data comes from
7 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1999–2013. 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 Fisheries2 samples · 1999 - NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture
NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture1 sample · 2013
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
106
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