Scots Lake
Halifax, Nova Scotia85 haView mapDirections
NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Scots Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 59 ft max depth
- Limited data
Scots Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 210.8 acres.
Scots Lake is a 211-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 59 feet (23-foot average).
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1957-07-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Scots Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water17.4 ft of visibility
- Deep water59.1 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 Scots 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 Scots Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Scots Lake, 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 17.4 ft down. TSI 36.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.3m | 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. | 36 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
18 m
Average depth
7.1 m
Surface area
85 ha
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Frequently asked questions about Scots Lake
Where is Scots Lake?
- Scots 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 Scots Lake?
- Scots Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.3 m visibility. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 210.8 acres.
Is Scots Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Scots Lake?
- Scots Lake has a maximum depth of 59.1 feet and an average depth of 23.3 feet. The lake covers 210.8 acres.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1957. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- DOE
DOE1 sample · 1957
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
61
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