Where is Upper Wrights Lake?

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

How deep is Upper Wrights Lake?

Upper Wrights Lake has a maximum depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 36.3 acres.

Upper Wrights Lake

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

Clarity

1.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1983

Max depth

5.5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

15 ha

Surface area

18 ft max depth
Limited data

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Upper Wrights Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 18 ft. Surface area: 36.3 acres.

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Upper Wrights Lake is a 36-acre lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 18 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-08-16. 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 Upper Wrights 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 Upper Wrights Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft. TSI 51.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.9m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading 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.	51	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

5.5 m

Surface area

15 ha

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Lower Wrights Lake3 m clear0.6 miView →Jerry Lake1.8 m clear3.4 miView →Gibsons Lake4.5 m clear3.4 miView →Larose Lake3.1 m clear3.9 miView →Lamb Lake1.8 m clear6 miView →Young Lake3 m clear6.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Upper Wrights Lake

Where is Upper Wrights Lake?: Upper Wrights Lake is a lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Wrights Lake?: Upper Wrights Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 18 ft. Surface area: 36.3 acres.
Is Upper Wrights Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Upper Wrights Lake?: Upper Wrights Lake has a maximum depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 36.3 acres.