Where is Mardi Gras Lake?

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

How deep is Mardi Gras Lake?

Mardi Gras Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet. The lake covers 29.9 acres.

Mardi Gras Lake

Digby, Nova Scotia12 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

0.9 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1982

Phosphorus

6.5 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

2 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

12 ha

Surface area

7 ft max depth
Limited data

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Mardi Gras Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 29.9 acres.

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Mardi Gras Lake is a 30-acre lake in Digby County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1982-08-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Mardi Gras 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 Mardi Gras Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Mardi Gras Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 6.5 µg/L. TSI 46.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.9m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	6.5µg/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.	46	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

2 m

Surface area

12 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Mardi Gras Lake

Where is Mardi Gras Lake?: Mardi Gras Lake is a lake in Digby, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mardi Gras Lake?: Mardi Gras Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 29.9 acres.
Is Mardi Gras Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mardi Gras Lake?: Mardi Gras Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet. The lake covers 29.9 acres.