Wellington Lake
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia132 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Wellington Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 39 ft max depth
- Limited data
Wellington Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 326.9 acres.
Wellington Lake is a 327-acre lake in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (13-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1981-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Wellington Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water39.4 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 Wellington 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 Wellington Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Wellington 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 4.6 ft. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.4m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 6µg/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. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
12 m
Average depth
4 m
Surface area
132 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Wellington Lake
Where is Wellington Lake?
- Wellington Lake is a lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wellington Lake?
- Wellington Lake in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 326.9 acres.
Is Wellington Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Wellington Lake?
- Wellington Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 326.9 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1981. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change1 sample · 1981 - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1981
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
21
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