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

How deep is Mink Lake?

Mink Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 20.7 feet. The lake covers 358.3 acres.

Mink Lake

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia145 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

5 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1999

Phosphorus

6 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

16 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

145 ha

Surface area

53 ft max depth
Limited data

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Mink Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 358.3 acres.

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Mink Lake is a 358-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 53 feet (21-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1999-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Mink Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water16.4 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 Mink 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 Mink Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 16.4 ft down. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. TSI 33.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	6µg/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.	33	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

16 m

Average depth

6.3 m

Surface area

145 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Mink Lake

Where is Mink Lake?: Mink Lake is a lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mink Lake?: Mink Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 358.3 acres.
Is Mink Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mink Lake?: Mink Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 20.7 feet. The lake covers 358.3 acres.