Where is Sucker Lake?

Sucker 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 Sucker Lake?

Sucker Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet. The lake covers 56.1 acres.

Sucker Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia23 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.7 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2000

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

23 ha

Surface area

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Sucker Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 56.1 acres.

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Sucker Lake is a 56-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2000-08-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Sucker Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water12.1 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Sucker 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 Sucker Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Sucker 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 12.1 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 31.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.7m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	3µg/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.	31	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

8 m

Surface area

23 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Sucker Lake

Where is Sucker Lake?: Sucker 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 Sucker Lake?: Sucker Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 56.1 acres.
Is Sucker Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sucker Lake?: Sucker Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet. The lake covers 56.1 acres.