Where is Timber Lake?

Timber 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 Timber Lake?

Timber Lake has a maximum depth of 114.8 feet and an average depth of 36.1 feet. The lake covers 835 acres.

Timber Lake

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia338 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.5 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2003

Phosphorus

8 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

2.2 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

35 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

338 ha

Surface area

115 ft max depth
Limited data

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Timber Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 114.8 ft. Surface area: 835 acres.

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Timber Lake is a 835-acre lake in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 115 feet (36-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2003-08-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Timber Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water11.3 ft of visibility
Deep water114.8 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 Timber 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 Timber Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Timber 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 11.3 ft. Phosphorus 8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.2 µg/L. TSI 38.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.45m	Measured, not scored 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)	2.2µg/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.	38	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

35 m

Average depth

11 m

Surface area

338 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Timber Lake

Where is Timber Lake?: Timber 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 Timber Lake?: Timber Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 114.8 ft. Surface area: 835 acres.
Is Timber Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Timber Lake?: Timber Lake has a maximum depth of 114.8 feet and an average depth of 36.1 feet. The lake covers 835 acres.