Where is Sheldrake Lake?

Sheldrake 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 Sheldrake Lake?

Sheldrake Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 31.9 acres.

Sheldrake Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia13 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1979

Max depth

7 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

13 ha

Surface area

23 ft max depth
Limited data

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Sheldrake Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 31.9 acres.

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Sheldrake Lake is a 32-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 23 feet (9-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1979-07-05. 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 Sheldrake 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 Sheldrake Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 5.3 ft. TSI 53.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.62m	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.	53	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

7 m

Average depth

2.8 m

Surface area

13 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Sheldrake Lake

Where is Sheldrake Lake?: Sheldrake 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 Sheldrake Lake?: Sheldrake Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 31.9 acres.
Is Sheldrake Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sheldrake Lake?: Sheldrake Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 31.9 acres.