Where is Sandy Bottom Lake?

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

How deep is Sandy Bottom Lake?

Sandy Bottom Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 259 acres.

Sandy Bottom Lake

Annapolis, Nova Scotia105 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

105 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Sandy Bottom Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 259 acres.

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Sandy Bottom Lake is a 259-acre lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-07-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Sandy Bottom Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water11.8 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 Sandy Bottom 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 Sandy Bottom Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 11.8 ft. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.6m	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.	42	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

3.1 m

Surface area

105 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Sandy Bottom Lake

Where is Sandy Bottom Lake?: Sandy Bottom Lake is a lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sandy Bottom Lake?: Sandy Bottom Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 259 acres.
Is Sandy Bottom Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sandy Bottom Lake?: Sandy Bottom Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 259 acres.