Where is Mackillops Pond?

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

How deep is Mackillops Pond?

Mackillops Pond has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 14.1 acres.

Mackillops Pond

Victoria, Nova Scotia6 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Mackillops Pond. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

3.3 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1978

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

6 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Mackillops Pond in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 14.1 acres.

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Mackillops Pond is a 14-acre lake in Victoria County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (7-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1978-08-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Mackillops Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.7 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 Mackillops Pond 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 Mackillops Pond

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Mackillops Pond, 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 10.7 ft. TSI 43.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.25m	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.	43	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

2.1 m

Surface area

6 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Mackillops Pond

Where is Mackillops Pond?: Mackillops Pond is a lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mackillops Pond?: Mackillops Pond in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 14.1 acres.
Is Mackillops Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mackillops Pond?: Mackillops Pond has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 14.1 acres.