Where is Sawler Lake?

Sawler 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 Sawler Lake?

Sawler Lake has a maximum depth of 88.6 feet and an average depth of 15.7 feet. The lake covers 131 acres.

Sawler Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia53 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.4 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1985

Phosphorus

9 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

27 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

53 ha

Surface area

89 ft max depth
Limited data

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Sawler Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9 µg/L. Maximum depth: 88.6 ft. Surface area: 131 acres.

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Sawler Lake is a 131-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 89 feet (16-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1985-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Sawler Lake is good for

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Deep water88.6 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 Sawler 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 Sawler Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Sawler 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 7.9 ft. Phosphorus 9 µg/L. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.4m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	9µg/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.	42	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

27 m

Average depth

4.8 m

Surface area

53 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Sawler Lake

Where is Sawler Lake?: Sawler 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 Sawler Lake?: Sawler Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9 µg/L. Maximum depth: 88.6 ft. Surface area: 131 acres.
Is Sawler Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sawler Lake?: Sawler Lake has a maximum depth of 88.6 feet and an average depth of 15.7 feet. The lake covers 131 acres.