Skull Lake
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NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Skull Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 39 ft max depth
- Limited data
Skull Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft.
Skull Lake is a lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet.
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2009-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Skull Lake is good for
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- Clear water11.8 ft of visibility
- Deep water39.4 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Skull 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.
Water quality measurements for Skull Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Skull 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. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. TSI 36.
| 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 | 6µg/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. | 36 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
12 m
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Where is Skull Lake?
- Skull 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 Skull Lake?
- Skull Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft.
Is Skull Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Skull Lake?
- Skull Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements, 2009. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
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- NSDFA
NSDFA1 sample · 2009
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