Where is Seloam Lake?

Seloam 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 Seloam Lake?

Seloam Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 12.5 feet. The lake covers 720.1 acres.

Seloam Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia291 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1995

Phosphorus

50 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.4 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

12 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

291 ha

Surface area

39 ft max depth
Limited data

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Seloam Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 720.1 acres.

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Seloam Lake is a 720-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 39 feet (13-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1995-06-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Seloam Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.3 ft of visibility
Deep water39.4 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Seloam 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 Seloam Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Seloam 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 10.3 ft. Phosphorus 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.4 µg/L. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.15m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	50µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	0.4µg/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.	42	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

12 m

Average depth

3.8 m

Surface area

291 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Seloam Lake

Where is Seloam Lake?: Seloam 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 Seloam Lake?: Seloam Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 720.1 acres.
Is Seloam Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Seloam Lake?: Seloam Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 12.5 feet. The lake covers 720.1 acres.