Where is Oxford Lakes?

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

How deep is Oxford Lakes?

Oxford Lakes has a maximum depth of 65.6 feet. The lake covers 19 acres.

Oxford Lakes

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NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Oxford Lakes. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

4.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1978

Max depth

20 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

8 ha

Surface area

66 ft max depth
Limited data

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Oxford Lakes in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 65.6 ft. Surface area: 19 acres.

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Oxford Lakes is a 19-acre lake in Victoria County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 66 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1978-08-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Oxford Lakes is good for

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Clear water15.6 ft of visibility
Deep water65.6 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 Oxford Lakes 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 Oxford Lakes

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Oxford Lakes, 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 15.6 ft down. TSI 38.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.75m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No 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.	38	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

20 m

Surface area

8 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Oxford Lakes

Where is Oxford Lakes?: Oxford Lakes is a lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Oxford Lakes?: Oxford Lakes in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 65.6 ft. Surface area: 19 acres.
Is Oxford Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Oxford Lakes?: Oxford Lakes has a maximum depth of 65.6 feet. The lake covers 19 acres.