Lily 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 Lily Lake?

Lily Lake has a maximum depth of 13.1 feet and an average depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 4.9 acres.

Lily Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia2 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1989

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

4 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

2 ha

Surface area

13 ft max depth
Limited data

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Lily Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 13.1 ft. Surface area: 4.9 acres.

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Lily Lake is a 5-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 13 feet (5-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1989-07-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lily Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water12.4 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 Lily 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 Lily Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Lily 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 12.4 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 30.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.78m	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)		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.	30	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

4 m

Average depth

1.5 m

Surface area

2 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Lily Lake

Where is Lily Lake?: Lily 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 Lily Lake?: Lily Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 13.1 ft. Surface area: 4.9 acres.
Is Lily Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lily Lake?: Lily Lake has a maximum depth of 13.1 feet and an average depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 4.9 acres.