Nowlans Lake
Digby, Nova Scotia28 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Nowlans Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 26 ft max depth
- Limited data
Nowlans Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 497 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 58 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 70.2 acres.
Nowlans Lake is a 70-acre lake in Digby County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (11-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2018-08-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Nowlans 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.
Water quality measurements for Nowlans Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Nowlans Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 497 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 58 µg/L. TSI 75.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.85m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 497µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 58µg/L | Measured, 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. | 75 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
8 m
Average depth
3.3 m
Surface area
28 ha
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Where is Nowlans Lake?
- Nowlans Lake is a lake in Digby, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Nowlans Lake?
- Nowlans Lake in Digby, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 497 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 58 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 70.2 acres.
Is Nowlans Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Nowlans Lake?
- Nowlans Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 10.8 feet. The lake covers 70.2 acres.
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Where this data comes from
27 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1983–2018. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture
NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture7 samples · 2015–2018 - NSDFA
NSDFA2 samples · 2008 - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1983
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
969
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