Green 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 Green Lake?

Green Lake has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet and an average depth of 4.6 feet. The lake covers 4.9 acres.

Green Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia2 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1981

Phosphorus

14 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

5 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

2 ha

Surface area

16 ft max depth
Limited data

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Green Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 4.9 acres.

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Green Lake is a 5-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 16 feet (5-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1981-07-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Green 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 Green Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Green 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 5.2 ft. Phosphorus 14 µg/L. TSI 48.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	14µg/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.	48	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

5 m

Average depth

1.4 m

Surface area

2 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Green Lake

Where is Green Lake?: Green 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 Green Lake?: Green Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 4.9 acres.
Is Green Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Green Lake?: Green Lake has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet and an average depth of 4.6 feet. The lake covers 4.9 acres.