Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Nova Scotia, Canada by maximum depth (ft)
The estimated greatest depth of the water in a lake can be measured at the lake’s normal elevation. If the water volume and surface area of a lake are known, an estimate of the lake’s average depth can be calculated:Water volume ÷ Surface Area = Average Depth
Example: 1,000,000 acre-feet ÷ 20,000 acres = 50 feet average depth.
You can find many of the the world’s deepest lakes on LakeLubbers. If you sort the list, you will find the (maximum depth of) the shallowest lakes in our database. Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 8 articles we have published for Nova Scotia, Canada lakes.
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Below are lakes within Canada > Nova Scotia, Canada > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada, only the 8 Nova Scotia, Canada lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Bras d’Or Lake, NS (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
918 ft | Also known as Bras d'Or Lakes Bras d’Or Lake, translated as Arm of Gold, is a very large somewhat unique water body in central Cape Breton Island, part of Nova Scotia Province in C… |
| Lochaber Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
172 ft | Nova Scotia’s Lochaber Lake is nestled near the center of the main island near the Northumberland Shore region. Lochaber Lake shows its Scottish herit… |
| Dollar Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
112 ft | Beautiful Dollar Lake is one of Nova Scotia’s favorite vacation getaways. With over 500 acres of water set within a lush, wooded landscape, Dollar Lak… |
| Folly Lake, NS (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
110 ft | Deglaciation smoothed out the rough-edged mountains of central Nova Scotia and created the cool, clear pond known as Folly Lake. The glaciers left beh… |
| Shubenacadie Grand Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
72 ft | Also known as Grand Lake Located just outside the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in Nova Scotia, Grand Lake is one of the most popular area lakes for water sports. The la… |
| Lake Midway (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
7 ft | There is rich history rooted at Lake Midway in Nova Scotia, where witches dabbled in the past and ships wrecked along the coast near this lake. While… |