Sloans Lake
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia156 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Sloans Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 72 ft max depth
- Limited data
Sloans Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 72.2 ft. Surface area: 386.5 acres.
Sloans Lake is a 387-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 72 feet (22-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2014-07-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Sloans Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water19 ft of visibility
- Deep water72.2 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 Sloans 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 Sloans Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Sloans 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 19 ft down. Phosphorus 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.5 µg/L. TSI 31.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.8m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 2.5µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.5µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 31 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
22 m
Average depth
6.7 m
Surface area
156 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Sloans Lake
Where is Sloans Lake?
- Sloans Lake is a lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sloans Lake?
- Sloans Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 72.2 ft. Surface area: 386.5 acres.
Is Sloans Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sloans Lake?
- Sloans Lake has a maximum depth of 72.2 feet and an average depth of 22 feet. The lake covers 386.5 acres.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1986–2014. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture
NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture1 sample · 2014 - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1986
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
44
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