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Mulgrave Lake

Annapolis, Nova Scotia263 haView mapDirections

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

Clarity
1.8 m
Typical for Nova Scotia
Secchi · sampled 1975
Max depth
12 m
Bathymetric survey
Area
263 ha
Surface area
  • 39 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Mulgrave Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 648.7 acres.

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Mulgrave Lake is a 649-acre lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (14-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-08-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Mulgrave Lake is good for

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  • Deep water39.4 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 Mulgrave 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 Mulgrave Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Mulgrave 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 5.9 ft. TSI 52.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.8mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorusNo 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.52Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

4.2 m

Surface area

263 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Mulgrave Lake

Where is Mulgrave Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Mulgrave Lake?

Mulgrave Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 648.7 acres.

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Is Mulgrave 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 Mulgrave Lake?

Mulgrave Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 13.8 feet. The lake covers 648.7 acres.

Where this data comes from

1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1975. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Lands and ForestsLands and Forests1 sample · 1975
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • 979

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