Pentz 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 Pentz Lake?

Pentz Lake has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet and an average depth of 8.2 feet. The lake covers 90.2 acres.

Pentz Lake

Hants, Nova Scotia37 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

5 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1978

Max depth

5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

37 ha

Surface area

16 ft max depth
Limited data

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Pentz Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 90.2 acres.

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Pentz Lake is a 90-acre lake in Hants County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 16 feet (8-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1978-07-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Pentz Lake is good for

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Clear water16.4 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 Pentz 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 Pentz Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Pentz Lake, 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 16.4 ft down. TSI 37.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5m	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.	37	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

5 m

Average depth

2.5 m

Surface area

37 ha

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Nearby Lakes in Hants

Uniacke Lake5.4 m clear1.9 miView →Lewis Lake3.7 m clear3.3 miView →Savage Lake4.2 m clear3.1 miView →Cockscomb Lake4.3 m clear3.5 miView →Pigott Lake4.3 m clear4.5 miView →Moore Lake1.4 m clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Pentz Lake

Where is Pentz Lake?: Pentz 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 Pentz Lake?: Pentz Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 90.2 acres.
Is Pentz Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pentz Lake?: Pentz Lake has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet and an average depth of 8.2 feet. The lake covers 90.2 acres.