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Wentzell Lake

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

Clarity
3.1 m
Typical for Nova Scotia
Secchi · sampled 1984
Phosphorus
3.5 µg/L
Typical for Nova Scotia
Measured by NSECC
Max depth
12 m
Bathymetric survey
Area
132 ha
Surface area
  • 39 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Wentzell Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 325.4 acres.

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Wentzell Lake is a 325-acre lake in Lunenburg 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 1984-07-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Wentzell Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water10.2 ft of visibility
  • Deep water39.4 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 Wentzell 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 Wentzell Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Wentzell 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 10.2 ft. Phosphorus 3.5 µg/L. TSI 33.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)3.11mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus3.5µg/LMeasured, 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.33Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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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 Wentzell Lake

Where is Wentzell Lake?

Wentzell 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 Wentzell Lake?

Wentzell Lake in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 325.4 acres.

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Is Wentzell Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Wentzell Lake?

Wentzell Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 325.4 acres.

Where this data comes from

4 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 1983–1984. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Lands and Forests, NSDOELands and Forests, NSDOE2 samples · 1983–1984
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
  • 950
  • 951

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