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

How deep is Round Lake?

Round Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 8.9 feet. The lake covers 34 acres.

Round Lake

Victoria, Nova Scotia14 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2003

Phosphorus

11 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

1.8 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

14 ha

Surface area

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Round Lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 11 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 34 acres.

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Round Lake is a 34-acre lake in Victoria County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2003-06-24. 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 Round 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 Round Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Round 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 9.4 ft. Phosphorus 11 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.8 µg/L. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.87m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	11µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	1.8µg/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.	40	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

8 m

Average depth

2.7 m

Surface area

14 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Round Lake

Where is Round Lake?: Round Lake is a lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Round Lake?: Round Lake in Victoria, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 11 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 34 acres.
Is Round Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Round Lake?: Round Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 8.9 feet. The lake covers 34 acres.