River Lake
Halifax, Nova Scotia83 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for River Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 36 ft max depth
- Limited data
River Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 204.1 acres.
River Lake is a 204-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (12-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1973-06-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What River Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water36.1 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 River 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 River Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for River 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. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.8m | 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. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
11 m
Average depth
3.6 m
Surface area
83 ha
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Frequently asked questions about River Lake
Where is River Lake?
- River 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 River Lake?
- River Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 204.1 acres.
Is River Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is River Lake?
- River Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 11.8 feet. The lake covers 204.1 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 2 monitoring stations, 1973. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Lands and Forests
Lands and Forests2 samples · 1973
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
3215
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