Where is Long Bridge Lake?

Long Bridge 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 Long Bridge Lake?

Long Bridge Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 172 acres.

Long Bridge Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia70 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

4.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2017

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

2.4 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

70 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Long Bridge Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 172 acres.

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Long Bridge Lake is a 172-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (18-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2017-08-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Long Bridge Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water15.7 ft of visibility
Deep water39.4 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 Long Bridge 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 Long Bridge Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Long Bridge 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 15.7 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.4 µg/L. TSI 30.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.8m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.4µg/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.	30	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

5.5 m

Surface area

70 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Long Bridge Lake

Where is Long Bridge Lake?: Long Bridge 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 Long Bridge Lake?: Long Bridge Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 172 acres.
Is Long Bridge Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Long Bridge Lake?: Long Bridge Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 172 acres.