Pear 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 Pear Lake?

Pear Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 31.9 acres.

Pear Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia13 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.6 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1979

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

13 ha

Surface area

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Pear Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 31.9 acres.

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Pear Lake is a 32-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1979-06-28. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Pear Lake is good for

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Clear water11.9 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pear 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 Pear Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 11.9 ft. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.62m	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.	41	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

8 m

Average depth

3 m

Surface area

13 ha

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Nearby Lakes in Lunenburg

Whetstone Lake1.4 m clear2.1 miView →William Lake2.1 m clear3.2 miView →Cranberry Lake2.5 m clear3 miView →Holbert Lake7.1 m clear3.1 miView →Pine Lake2.1 m clear3.4 miView →Canoran Lake4.8 m clear4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Pear Lake

Where is Pear Lake?: Pear 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 Pear Lake?: Pear Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 31.9 acres.
Is Pear Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pear Lake?: Pear Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 31.9 acres.