Where is Panuke Lake?

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

How deep is Panuke Lake?

Panuke Lake has a maximum depth of 114.8 feet.

Panuke Lake

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

Phosphorus

39 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.3 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

35 m

Bathymetric survey

115 ft max depth
Limited data

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Panuke Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 39 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 114.8 ft.

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Panuke Lake is a lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 115 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-11-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Panuke Lake is good for

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Deep water114.8 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 Panuke 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 Panuke Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Panuke Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 39 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.3 µg/L. TSI 38.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)		No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	39µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	0.3µg/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.	38	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

35 m

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Frequently asked questions about Panuke Lake

Where is Panuke Lake?: Panuke Lake is a lake in Hants, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Panuke Lake?: Panuke Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 39 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 114.8 ft.
Is Panuke Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Panuke Lake?: Panuke Lake has a maximum depth of 114.8 feet.