Where is West Horseshoe Lake?

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

How deep is West Horseshoe Lake?

West Horseshoe Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 238 acres.

West Horseshoe Lake

Shelburne, Nova Scotia96 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

4.6 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2002

Phosphorus

0.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

7 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

96 ha

Surface area

23 ft max depth
Limited data

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West Horseshoe Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 238 acres.

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West Horseshoe Lake is a 238-acre lake in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 23 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-09-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What West Horseshoe Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water15.1 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether West Horseshoe 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 West Horseshoe Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 15.1 ft down. Phosphorus 0.5 µg/L. TSI 16.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	0.5µg/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.	16	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

7 m

Surface area

96 ha

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Nearby Lakes in Shelburne

West Horeshoe Lake0 miView →Clamshell Lake1.5 m clear0.6 miView →Back Lake1.2 m clear4 miView →Philip Lake1 m clear5.4 miView →Jones Lake0.8 m clear6.1 miView →Skudiak Lake2.6 m clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about West Horseshoe Lake

Where is West Horseshoe Lake?: West Horseshoe Lake is a lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of West Horseshoe Lake?: West Horseshoe Lake in Shelburne, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 0.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 238 acres.
Is West Horseshoe Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is West Horseshoe Lake?: West Horseshoe Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 238 acres.