Moses 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 Moses Lake?

Moses Lake has a maximum depth of 42.7 feet. The lake covers 195 acres.

Moses Lake

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia79 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2004

Phosphorus

18 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

13 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

79 ha

Surface area

43 ft max depth
Limited data

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Moses Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft. Surface area: 195 acres.

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Moses Lake is a 195-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 43 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2004-07-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Moses Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water42.7 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 Moses 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 Moses Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Moses 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 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 18 µg/L. TSI 48.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	18µg/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.	48	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

13 m

Surface area

79 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Moses Lake

Where is Moses Lake?: Moses 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 Moses Lake?: Moses Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft. Surface area: 195 acres.
Is Moses Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Moses Lake?: Moses Lake has a maximum depth of 42.7 feet. The lake covers 195 acres.