Where is Mcleod Lake?

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

How deep is Mcleod Lake?

Mcleod Lake has a maximum depth of 27.9 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 82.8 acres.

Mcleod Lake

Guysborough, Nova Scotia34 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.3 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1977

Max depth

8.5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

34 ha

Surface area

28 ft max depth
Limited data

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Mcleod Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 27.9 ft. Surface area: 82.8 acres.

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Mcleod Lake is a 83-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 28 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1977-09-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Mcleod Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.8 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 Mcleod 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 Mcleod Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Mcleod Lake, 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 10.8 ft. TSI 43.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.3m	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

8.5 m

Average depth

3.1 m

Surface area

34 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Mcleod Lake

Where is Mcleod Lake?: Mcleod Lake is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mcleod Lake?: Mcleod Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 27.9 ft. Surface area: 82.8 acres.
Is Mcleod Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mcleod Lake?: Mcleod Lake has a maximum depth of 27.9 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 82.8 acres.