Where is Anderson Lake?

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

How deep is Anderson Lake?

Anderson Lake has a maximum depth of 85.3 feet and an average depth of 11.5 feet. The lake covers 152.5 acres.

Anderson Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia62 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

5.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

26 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

62 ha

Surface area

85 ft max depth
Limited data

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Anderson Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 85.3 ft. Surface area: 152.5 acres.

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Anderson Lake is a 153-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 85 feet (12-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-10-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Anderson Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water18.9 ft of visibility
Deep water85.3 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 Anderson 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 Anderson Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Anderson 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 18.9 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 24.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5.75m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	24	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

26 m

Average depth

3.5 m

Surface area

62 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Anderson Lake

Where is Anderson Lake?: Anderson Lake is a lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Anderson Lake?: Anderson Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 85.3 ft. Surface area: 152.5 acres.
Is Anderson Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Anderson Lake?: Anderson Lake has a maximum depth of 85.3 feet and an average depth of 11.5 feet. The lake covers 152.5 acres.