Where is Big Five Bridge Lake?

Big Five Bridge 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 Big Five Bridge Lake?

Big Five Bridge Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 12.6 feet. The lake covers 556.1 acres.

Big Five Bridge Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia225 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.4 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2004

Phosphorus

40 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

2.4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

225 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Big Five Bridge Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 556.1 acres.

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Big Five Bridge Lake is a 556-acre lake in Halifax 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 2004-07-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Five Bridge Lake is good for

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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 Big Five Bridge 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 Big Five Bridge Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Big Five Bridge 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 4.4 ft. Phosphorus 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.4 µg/L. TSI 51.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.35m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	40µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.4µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	51	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

3.8 m

Surface area

225 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Big Five Bridge Lake

Where is Big Five Bridge Lake?: Big Five Bridge 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 Big Five Bridge Lake?: Big Five Bridge Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 556.1 acres.
Is Big Five Bridge Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Five Bridge Lake?: Big Five Bridge Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 12.6 feet. The lake covers 556.1 acres.