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

How deep is Loon Lake?

Loon Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 11.5 feet. The lake covers 172 acres.

Loon Lake

Kings, Nova Scotia70 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1998

Phosphorus

8.5 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

2.6 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

70 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Loon Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 172 acres.

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Loon Lake is a 172-acre lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (12-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1998-07-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Loon Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.4 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Loon 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 Loon Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Loon 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 10.4 ft. Phosphorus 8.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.6 µg/L. TSI 39.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.17m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	8.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.6µg/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.	39	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

3.5 m

Surface area

70 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Loon Lake

Where is Loon Lake?: Loon Lake is a lake in Kings, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Loon Lake?: Loon Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 172 acres.
Is Loon Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Loon Lake?: Loon Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 11.5 feet. The lake covers 172 acres.