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Meadow Pond

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

Clarity
4.5 m
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 1983
Phosphorus
3 µg/L
Typical for Nova Scotia
Measured by NSECC
Max depth
9 m
Bathymetric survey
Area
4 ha
Surface area
  • 30 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Meadow Pond in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 10.6 acres.

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Meadow Pond is a 11-acre lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 30 feet (13-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-08-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Meadow Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water14.8 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 Meadow 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 Meadow Pond

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Meadow Pond, 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 14.8 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)4.5mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus3µg/LMeasured, 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.29Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

9 m

Average depth

4 m

Surface area

4 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Meadow Pond

Where is Meadow Pond?

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

What is the water quality of Meadow Pond?

Meadow Pond in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 10.6 acres.

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Is Meadow Pond safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Meadow Pond?

Meadow Pond has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 10.6 acres.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1983. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Lands and Forests, NSDOELands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1983
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • 46

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