Where is Little Lake?

Little 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 Little Lake?

Little Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 27.9 acres.

Little Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia11 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.8 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2005

Phosphorus

13 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.7 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

2 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

11 ha

Surface area

7 ft max depth
Limited data

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Little Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 27.9 acres.

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Little Lake is a 28-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet (3-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2005-08-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Little 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 Little Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Little 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. Phosphorus 13 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.7 µg/L. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.81m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	13µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	0.7µg/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.	40	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

2 m

Average depth

0.9 m

Surface area

11 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Little Lake

Where is Little Lake?: Little 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 Little Lake?: Little Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 27.9 acres.
Is Little Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Little Lake?: Little Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 27.9 acres.