Where is Ten Mile Lake?

Ten Mile Lake is a lake in Queens, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Ten Mile Lake?

Ten Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 12.8 feet and an average depth of 8.2 feet. The lake covers 819.9 acres.

Ten Mile Lake

Queens, Nova Scotia332 haView map Directions

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

Phosphorus

8 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.5 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

3.9 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

332 ha

Surface area

13 ft max depth
Limited data

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Ten Mile Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 12.8 ft. Surface area: 819.9 acres.

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Ten Mile Lake is a 820-acre lake in Queens County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 13 feet (8-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-10-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Ten 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 Ten Mile Lake

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

No clarity data. Phosphorus 8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.5 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)		No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	8µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	0.5µg/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.	29	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

3.9 m

Average depth

2.5 m

Surface area

332 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Ten Mile Lake

Where is Ten Mile Lake?: Ten Mile Lake is a lake in Queens, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ten Mile Lake?: Ten Mile Lake in Queens, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 12.8 ft. Surface area: 819.9 acres.
Is Ten Mile Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Ten Mile Lake?: Ten Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 12.8 feet and an average depth of 8.2 feet. The lake covers 819.9 acres.