Where is Petit Lac Lake?

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

How deep is Petit Lac Lake?

Petit Lac Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 16.4 feet. The lake covers 22.5 acres.

Petit Lac Lake

Inverness, Nova Scotia9 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.4 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

16 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

9 ha

Surface area

53 ft max depth
Limited data

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Petit Lac Lake in Inverness, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 22.5 acres.

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Petit Lac Lake is a 23-acre lake in Inverness County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 53 feet (16-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-08-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Petit Lac Lake is good for

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Deep water52.5 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 Petit Lac 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 Petit Lac Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 4.6 ft. TSI 55.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.4m	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.	55	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

16 m

Average depth

5 m

Surface area

9 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Petit Lac Lake

Where is Petit Lac Lake?: Petit Lac 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 Petit Lac Lake?: Petit Lac Lake in Inverness, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Maximum depth: 52.5 ft. Surface area: 22.5 acres.
Is Petit Lac Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Petit Lac Lake?: Petit Lac Lake has a maximum depth of 52.5 feet and an average depth of 16.4 feet. The lake covers 22.5 acres.