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Pembrooke Lake

Inverness, Nova Scotia42 haView mapDirections

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

Clarity
4.3 m
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 1978
Max depth
10 m
Bathymetric survey
Area
42 ha
Surface area
  • 33 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Pembrooke Lake in Inverness, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 105 acres.

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Pembrooke Lake is a 105-acre lake in Inverness County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 33 feet.

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

What Pembrooke Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water13.9 ft of visibility
  • Deep water32.8 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 Pembrooke 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 Pembrooke Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Pembrooke 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 13.9 ft. TSI 39.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)4.25mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorusNo 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.39Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

10 m

Surface area

42 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Pembrooke Lake

Where is Pembrooke Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Pembrooke Lake?

Pembrooke Lake in Inverness, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft. Surface area: 105 acres.

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Is Pembrooke Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Pembrooke Lake?

Pembrooke Lake has a maximum depth of 32.8 feet. The lake covers 105 acres.

Where this data comes from

1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1978. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • NS Dept. of FisheriesNS Dept. of Fisheries1 sample · 1989
  • Lands and ForestsLands and Forests1 sample · 1978
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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