Where is Pottie Lake?

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

How deep is Pottie Lake?

Pottie Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 7.4 feet. The lake covers 52.5 acres.

Pottie Lake

Richmond, Nova Scotia21 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.7 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

21 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Pottie Lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 52.5 acres.

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Pottie Lake is a 53-acre lake in Richmond County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (7-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-07-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Pottie Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water22 ft of visibility
Deep water39.4 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 Pottie 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 Pottie Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Pottie 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 22 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 23.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.7m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	23	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

2.3 m

Surface area

21 ha

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Nearby Lakes in Richmond

Shaw Lake3 m clear1.2 miView →Sec Lake3.7 m clear2.5 miView →Grand Lake6.7 m clear2.4 miView →Sampson Lake2.8 m clear5.8 miView →Nicholas Lake6.4 miView →Buchanan Lake2.3 m clear9.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Pottie Lake

Where is Pottie Lake?: Pottie Lake is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pottie Lake?: Pottie Lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 52.5 acres.
Is Pottie Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pottie Lake?: Pottie Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 7.4 feet. The lake covers 52.5 acres.