Where is Hartshorne Lake?

Hartshorne 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 Hartshorne Lake?

Hartshorne Lake has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 28.9 acres.

Hartshorne Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia12 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.7 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1973

Max depth

9 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

12 ha

Surface area

30 ft max depth
Limited data

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Hartshorne Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 m visibility. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 28.9 acres.

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Hartshorne Lake is a 29-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 30 feet (10-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1973-09-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Hartshorne Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water12.1 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 Hartshorne 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 Hartshorne Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Hartshorne 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 12.1 ft. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.7m	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.	41	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

9 m

Average depth

3.1 m

Surface area

12 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Hartshorne Lake

Where is Hartshorne Lake?: Hartshorne 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 Hartshorne Lake?: Hartshorne Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 m visibility. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 28.9 acres.
Is Hartshorne Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hartshorne Lake?: Hartshorne Lake has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 28.9 acres.