Loon Pond 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 Loon Pond?

Loon Pond has a maximum depth of 65.6 feet and an average depth of 23.6 feet. The lake covers 70.2 acres.

Loon Pond

Halifax, Nova Scotia28 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Loon Pond. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

9.2 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1980

Max depth

20 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

28 ha

Surface area

66 ft max depth
Limited data

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Loon Pond in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 65.6 ft. Surface area: 70.2 acres.

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Loon Pond is a 70-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 66 feet (24-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1980-07-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Loon Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water30.2 ft of visibility
Deep water65.6 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 Loon Pond 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 Loon Pond

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Loon Pond, 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 30.2 ft down. TSI 28.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	9.2m	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.	28	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

20 m

Average depth

7.2 m

Surface area

28 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Loon Pond

Where is Loon Pond?: Loon Pond 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 Loon Pond?: Loon Pond in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.2 m visibility. Maximum depth: 65.6 ft. Surface area: 70.2 acres.
Is Loon Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Loon Pond?: Loon Pond has a maximum depth of 65.6 feet and an average depth of 23.6 feet. The lake covers 70.2 acres.