Horseshoe Lake
Halifax, Nova Scotia26 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Horseshoe Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 26 ft max depth
- Limited data
Horseshoe Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 64 acres.
Horseshoe Lake is a 64-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (5-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1996-08-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Horseshoe Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water9.8 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Horseshoe Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.8 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.7 µg/L. TSI 33.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 3µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 1.7µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 33 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
8 m
Average depth
1.4 m
Surface area
26 ha
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Where is Horseshoe Lake?
- Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe Lake?
- Horseshoe Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 64 acres.
Is Horseshoe Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Horseshoe Lake?
- Horseshoe Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet and an average depth of 4.6 feet. The lake covers 64 acres.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 1975–1996. 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 Fisheries2 samples · 1995–1996 - Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change1 sample · 1984 - Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests1 sample · 1975
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
93350
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