Where is New Canada Lake?

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

How deep is New Canada Lake?

New Canada Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 93.9 acres.

New Canada Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia38 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.1 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1983

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

38 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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New Canada Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 93.9 acres.

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New Canada Lake is a 94-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (15-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-07-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What New Canada Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water20 ft of visibility
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 New Canada 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 New Canada Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for New Canada 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 20 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 24.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.1m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	24	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

4.6 m

Surface area

38 ha

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Frequently asked questions about New Canada Lake

Where is New Canada Lake?: New Canada 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 New Canada Lake?: New Canada Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 93.9 acres.
Is New Canada Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is New Canada Lake?: New Canada Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 93.9 acres.