Uist Lake
Richmond, Nova Scotia280 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Uist Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 79 ft max depth
- Limited data
Uist Lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 78.7 ft. Surface area: 691.9 acres.
Uist Lake is a 692-acre lake in Richmond County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 79 feet.
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2016-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Uist Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water14.3 ft of visibility
- Deep water78.7 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 Uist 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 Uist Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Uist 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 14.3 ft. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.4 µg/L. TSI 34.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.35m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 4µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.4µg/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. | 34 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
24 m
Surface area
280 ha
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Where is Uist Lake?
- Uist Lake is a lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Uist Lake?
- Uist Lake in Richmond, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 78.7 ft. Surface area: 691.9 acres.
Is Uist Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Uist Lake?
- Uist Lake has a maximum depth of 78.7 feet. The lake covers 691.9 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. 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 · 2016 - Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1980
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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