Where is Salmon River Big Lake?

Salmon River Big 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 Salmon River Big Lake?

Salmon River Big Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3.9 feet. The lake covers 666.9 acres.

Salmon River Big Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia270 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Salmon River Big Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

1 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1996

Phosphorus

7 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

2.6 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

2 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

270 ha

Surface area

7 ft max depth
Limited data

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Salmon River Big Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 666.9 acres.

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Salmon River Big Lake is a 667-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet (4-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1996-08-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Salmon River Big 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 Salmon River Big Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Salmon River Big Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.6 µg/L. TSI 44.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	7µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.6µg/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.	44	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

2 m

Average depth

1.2 m

Surface area

270 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Salmon River Big Lake

Where is Salmon River Big Lake?: Salmon River Big 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 Salmon River Big Lake?: Salmon River Big Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 666.9 acres.
Is Salmon River Big Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Salmon River Big Lake?: Salmon River Big Lake has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3.9 feet. The lake covers 666.9 acres.