Oak Lake
Kings, Nova Scotia16 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Oak Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 16 ft max depth
- Limited data
Oak Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 39.5 acres.
Oak Lake is a 40-acre lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 16 feet (6-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1981-09-08. 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 Oak 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 Oak Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Oak Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. TSI 38.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.6m | 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. | 38 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
5 m
Average depth
1.7 m
Surface area
16 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Oak Lake
Where is Oak Lake?
- Oak Lake is a lake in Kings, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Oak Lake?
- Oak Lake in Kings, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 39.5 acres.
Is Oak Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Oak Lake?
- Oak Lake has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet and an average depth of 5.6 feet. The lake covers 39.5 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1968–1981. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1981 - Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1968
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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