Where is Seven Mile Lake?

Seven Mile 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 Seven Mile Lake?

Seven Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 59.1 feet and an average depth of 19 feet. The lake covers 719.1 acres.

Seven Mile Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia291 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2007

Phosphorus

5 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

18 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

291 ha

Surface area

59 ft max depth
Limited data

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Seven Mile Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 719.1 acres.

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Seven Mile Lake is a 719-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 59 feet (19-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2007-11-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Seven Mile Lake is good for

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Deep water59.1 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 Seven Mile 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 Seven Mile Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Seven Mile 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 5 µg/L. TSI 37.

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	5µg/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.	37	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

18 m

Average depth

5.8 m

Surface area

291 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Seven Mile Lake

Where is Seven Mile Lake?: Seven Mile 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 Seven Mile Lake?: Seven Mile Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 719.1 acres.
Is Seven Mile Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Seven Mile Lake?: Seven Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 59.1 feet and an average depth of 19 feet. The lake covers 719.1 acres.