Mcgowan Lake
Queens, Nova Scotia430 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Mcgowan Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 43 ft max depth
- Limited data
Mcgowan Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft. Surface area: 1063.5 acres.
Mcgowan Lake is a 1,064-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 43 feet (9-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1982-07-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Mcgowan Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water42.7 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water1,064 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mcgowan 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 Mcgowan Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Mcgowan Lake, 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 5.3 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. TSI 40.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.63m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 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. | 40 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
13 m
Average depth
2.8 m
Surface area
430 ha
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Where is Mcgowan Lake?
- Mcgowan Lake is a lake in Queens, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mcgowan Lake?
- Mcgowan Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft. Surface area: 1063.5 acres.
Is Mcgowan Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mcgowan Lake?
- Mcgowan Lake has a maximum depth of 42.7 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 1063.5 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1974–1982. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change3 samples · — - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1982 - Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1974
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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