Where is Mcgillivray Pond?

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

How deep is Mcgillivray Pond?

Mcgillivray Pond has a maximum depth of 14.8 feet and an average depth of 7.9 feet. The lake covers 5.9 acres.

Mcgillivray Pond

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

Clarity

1.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1977

Max depth

4.5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

2 ha

Surface area

15 ft max depth
Limited data

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Mcgillivray Pond in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 14.8 ft. Surface area: 5.9 acres.

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Mcgillivray Pond is a 6-acre lake in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 15 feet (8-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1977-08-31. 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 Mcgillivray 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 Mcgillivray Pond

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

Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft. TSI 51.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.9m	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.	51	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

4.5 m

Average depth

2.4 m

Surface area

2 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Mcgillivray Pond

Where is Mcgillivray Pond?: Mcgillivray Pond is a lake in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mcgillivray Pond?: Mcgillivray Pond in Antigonish, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 14.8 ft. Surface area: 5.9 acres.
Is Mcgillivray Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mcgillivray Pond?: Mcgillivray Pond has a maximum depth of 14.8 feet and an average depth of 7.9 feet. The lake covers 5.9 acres.