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

How deep is Rhyno Lake?

Rhyno Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 7.5 feet. The lake covers 91.7 acres.

Rhyno Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia37 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

40 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

37 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Rhyno Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 91.7 acres.

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Rhyno Lake is a 92-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (8-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-07-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Rhyno 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 Rhyno Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft. Phosphorus 40 µg/L. TSI 52.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	40µg/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.	52	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

2.3 m

Surface area

37 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Rhyno Lake

Where is Rhyno Lake?: Rhyno Lake is a lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Rhyno Lake?: Rhyno Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 91.7 acres.
Is Rhyno Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Rhyno Lake?: Rhyno Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 7.5 feet. The lake covers 91.7 acres.