Major Lake
Halifax, Nova Scotia343 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Major Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 213 ft max depth
- Limited data
Major Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 213.3 ft. Surface area: 847.6 acres.
Major Lake is a 848-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 213 feet (60-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-08-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Major Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water13.9 ft of visibility
- Deep water213.3 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Major 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 Major Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Major 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 13.9 ft. Phosphorus 3.5 µg/L. TSI 31.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.25m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 3.5µg/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. | 31 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
65 m
Average depth
18.4 m
Surface area
343 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Major Lake
Where is Major Lake?
- Major 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 Major Lake?
- Major Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 213.3 ft. Surface area: 847.6 acres.
Is Major Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Major Lake?
- Major Lake has a maximum depth of 213.3 feet and an average depth of 60.4 feet. The lake covers 847.6 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1984. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change1 sample · 1984 - Lands and Forests, NSDOE
Lands and Forests, NSDOE1 sample · 1984
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
909
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