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Milipsigate Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia336 haView mapDirections

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

Clarity
4.3 m
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2004
Phosphorus
18.5 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by NSECC
Chlorophyll-a
1.7 µg/L
Typical for Nova Scotia
Measured by NSECC
Max depth
16 m
Bathymetric survey
Area
336 ha
Surface area
  • 53 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Milipsigate Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 18.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 829.8 acres.

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Milipsigate Lake is a 830-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 53 feet (15-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2004-07-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Milipsigate Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water13.9 ft of visibility
  • Deep water52.5 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Milipsigate 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 Milipsigate Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Milipsigate 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 13.9 ft. Phosphorus 18.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.7 µg/L. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)4.25mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus18.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)1.7µg/LMeasured, not scored

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.40Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

16 m

Average depth

4.5 m

Surface area

336 ha

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Where is Milipsigate Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Milipsigate Lake?

Milipsigate Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 18.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 829.8 acres.

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Is Milipsigate Lake 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 Milipsigate Lake?

Milipsigate Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 14.8 feet. The lake covers 829.8 acres.

Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1998–2004. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • NSDAFNSDAF1 sample · 2004
  • NS Dept. of FisheriesNS Dept. of Fisheries1 sample · 1998
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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