Where is Dollar Lake?

Dollar 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 Dollar Lake?

Dollar Lake has a maximum depth of 111.5 feet and an average depth of 38.1 feet. The lake covers 531.5 acres.

Dollar Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia215 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2007

Phosphorus

4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

34 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

215 ha

Surface area

112 ft max depth
Limited data

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Dollar Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 111.5 ft. Surface area: 531.5 acres.

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Dollar Lake is a 532-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 112 feet (38-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2007-11-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Dollar Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water9.8 ft of visibility
Deep water111.5 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 Dollar 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 Dollar Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.8 ft. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. TSI 34.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.99m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	4µg/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.	34	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

34 m

Average depth

11.6 m

Surface area

215 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Dollar Lake

Where is Dollar Lake?: Dollar 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 Dollar Lake?: Dollar Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 111.5 ft. Surface area: 531.5 acres.
Is Dollar Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Dollar Lake?: Dollar Lake has a maximum depth of 111.5 feet and an average depth of 38.1 feet. The lake covers 531.5 acres.