Where is Shingle Lake?

Shingle 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 Shingle Lake?

Shingle Lake has a maximum depth of 45.9 feet and an average depth of 11.2 feet. The lake covers 669.9 acres.

Shingle Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia271 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.3 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

14 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

271 ha

Surface area

46 ft max depth
Limited data

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Shingle Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 45.9 ft. Surface area: 669.9 acres.

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Shingle Lake is a 670-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 46 feet (11-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-10-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Shingle Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water20.7 ft of visibility
Deep water45.9 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 Shingle 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 Shingle Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 20.7 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 24.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.3m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	24	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

14 m

Average depth

3.4 m

Surface area

271 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Shingle Lake

Where is Shingle Lake?: Shingle 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 Shingle Lake?: Shingle Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 45.9 ft. Surface area: 669.9 acres.
Is Shingle Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Shingle Lake?: Shingle Lake has a maximum depth of 45.9 feet and an average depth of 11.2 feet. The lake covers 669.9 acres.