Russell Lake
Halifax, Nova Scotia24 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Russell Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 26 ft max depth
- Limited data
Russell Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 34 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 25.9 ft. Surface area: 60.3 acres.
Russell Lake is a 60-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 26 feet (10-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1990-10-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Russell 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 Russell Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Russell 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 3.9 ft. Phosphorus 34 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5 µg/L. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.2m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 34µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 5µg/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. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
7.9 m
Average depth
3.1 m
Surface area
24 ha
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Where is Russell Lake?
- Russell 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 Russell Lake?
- Russell Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 34 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 25.9 ft. Surface area: 60.3 acres.
Is Russell Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Russell Lake?
- Russell Lake has a maximum depth of 25.9 feet and an average depth of 10.2 feet. The lake covers 60.3 acres.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 1971–1990. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Soil and Water Conservation Society of Metro
Soil and Water Conservation Society of Metro2 samples · 1990 - Submitting organization not recorded for these samples1 sample · 1971
Some records reached the portal without a submitting organization. Those samples are counted above but not attributed.
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
883
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