Feely 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 Feely Lake?

Feely Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 8.9 feet. The lake covers 25.9 acres.

Feely Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia10 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.1 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1978

Max depth

6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

10 ha

Surface area

20 ft max depth
Limited data

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Feely Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 25.9 acres.

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Feely Lake is a 26-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 20 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1978-07-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Feely Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.2 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 Feely 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 Feely Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 10.2 ft. TSI 44.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.1m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading 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.	44	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

6 m

Average depth

2.7 m

Surface area

10 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Feely Lake

Where is Feely Lake?: Feely 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 Feely Lake?: Feely Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 25.9 acres.
Is Feely Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Feely Lake?: Feely Lake has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet and an average depth of 8.9 feet. The lake covers 25.9 acres.