Where is Hatchet Lake?

Hatchet 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 Hatchet Lake?

Hatchet Lake has a maximum depth of 72.2 feet and an average depth of 24.3 feet. The lake covers 168.8 acres.

Hatchet Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia68 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

5.9 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1979

Max depth

22 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

68 ha

Surface area

72 ft max depth
Limited data

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Hatchet Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 72.2 ft. Surface area: 168.8 acres.

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Hatchet Lake is a 169-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 72 feet (24-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1979-07-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Hatchet Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water19.3 ft of visibility
Deep water72.2 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 Hatchet 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 Hatchet Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 19.3 ft down. TSI 34.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5.87m	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.	34	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

22 m

Average depth

7.4 m

Surface area

68 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Hatchet Lake

Where is Hatchet Lake?: Hatchet 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 Hatchet Lake?: Hatchet Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 m visibility. Maximum depth: 72.2 ft. Surface area: 168.8 acres.
Is Hatchet Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hatchet Lake?: Hatchet Lake has a maximum depth of 72.2 feet and an average depth of 24.3 feet. The lake covers 168.8 acres.