Where is Shaw Little Lake?

Shaw Little 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 Shaw Little Lake?

Shaw Little Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 51.4 acres.

Shaw Little Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia21 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

4.1 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1991

Max depth

7 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

21 ha

Surface area

23 ft max depth
Limited data

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Shaw Little Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 51.4 acres.

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Shaw Little Lake is a 51-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 23 feet (7-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1991-08-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Shaw Little Lake is good for

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Clear water13.5 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Shaw Little 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 Shaw Little Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Shaw Little 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 13.5 ft. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	4.1m	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.	40	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

7 m

Average depth

2.1 m

Surface area

21 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Shaw Little Lake

Where is Shaw Little Lake?: Shaw Little 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 Shaw Little Lake?: Shaw Little Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 51.4 acres.
Is Shaw Little Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Shaw Little Lake?: Shaw Little Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 51.4 acres.