Where is Pringle Lake?

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

How deep is Pringle Lake?

Pringle Lake has a maximum depth of 85.3 feet and an average depth of 32.2 feet. The lake covers 154.9 acres.

Pringle Lake

Guysborough, Nova Scotia63 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.5 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2013

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

1.5 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

26 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

63 ha

Surface area

85 ft max depth
Limited data

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Pringle Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 85.3 ft. Surface area: 154.9 acres.

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Pringle Lake is a 155-acre lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 85 feet (32-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2013-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Pringle Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water21.3 ft of visibility
Deep water85.3 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 Pringle 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 Pringle Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Pringle 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 21.3 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.5 µg/L. TSI 27.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.5m	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)	1.5µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	27	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

26 m

Average depth

9.8 m

Surface area

63 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Pringle Lake

Where is Pringle Lake?: Pringle Lake is a lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pringle Lake?: Pringle Lake in Guysborough, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 85.3 ft. Surface area: 154.9 acres.
Is Pringle Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pringle Lake?: Pringle Lake has a maximum depth of 85.3 feet and an average depth of 32.2 feet. The lake covers 154.9 acres.