Higgins Lake
Halifax, Nova Scotia61 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Higgins Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 55 ft max depth
- Limited data
Higgins Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 55.1 ft. Surface area: 150.7 acres.
Higgins Lake is a 151-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 55 feet (22-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1988-06-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Higgins Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water55.1 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Higgins 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.
Water quality measurements for Higgins Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Higgins 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 5.9 ft. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.8m | 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. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
16.8 m
Average depth
6.8 m
Surface area
61 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Higgins Lake
Where is Higgins Lake?
- Higgins 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 Higgins Lake?
- Higgins Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 55.1 ft. Surface area: 150.7 acres.
Is Higgins Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Higgins Lake?
- Higgins Lake has a maximum depth of 55.1 feet and an average depth of 22.3 feet. The lake covers 150.7 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1988. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- NS Dept. of Fisheries
NS Dept. of Fisheries1 sample · 1988
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
189
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