Where is Scraggy Lake?

Scraggy 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 Scraggy Lake?

Scraggy Lake has a maximum depth of 41.3 feet. The lake covers 1592.6 acres.

Scraggy Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia645 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 2007

Phosphorus

5 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12.6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

645 ha

Surface area

41 ft max depth
Limited data

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Scraggy Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 41.3 ft. Surface area: 1592.6 acres.

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Scraggy Lake is a 1,593-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 41 feet.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2007-10-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Scraggy Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water11.8 ft of visibility
Deep water41.3 ft surveyed max depth
Big water1,593 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Scraggy 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 Scraggy Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Scraggy 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 11.8 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. TSI 34.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	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.	34	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

12.6 m

Surface area

645 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Scraggy Lake

Where is Scraggy Lake?: Scraggy 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 Scraggy Lake?: Scraggy Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 41.3 ft. Surface area: 1592.6 acres.
Is Scraggy Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Scraggy Lake?: Scraggy Lake has a maximum depth of 41.3 feet. The lake covers 1592.6 acres.