Maclean Lake
Pictou, Nova Scotia3 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Maclean Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 33 ft max depth
- Limited data
Maclean Lake in Pictou, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 7.9 acres.
Maclean Lake is a 8-acre lake in Pictou County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 33 feet (11-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1993-05-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Maclean Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water32.8 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 Maclean 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 Maclean Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Maclean 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 6.9 ft. TSI 49.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.1m | 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
10 m
Average depth
3.4 m
Surface area
3 ha
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Where is Maclean Lake?
- Maclean Lake is a lake in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Maclean Lake?
- Maclean Lake in Pictou, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 7.9 acres.
Is Maclean Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Maclean Lake?
- Maclean Lake has a maximum depth of 32.8 feet and an average depth of 11.2 feet. The lake covers 7.9 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1993. 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 Fisheries1 sample · 1993
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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