Where is Shubenacadie Grand Lake?

Shubenacadie Grand 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 Shubenacadie Grand Lake?

Shubenacadie Grand Lake has a maximum depth of 147.6 feet and an average depth of 54.1 feet.

Shubenacadie Grand Lake

Halifax, Nova ScotiaView map Directions

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

Clarity

6.3 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2002

Phosphorus

8.5 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

0.9 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

45 m

Bathymetric survey

148 ft max depth
Limited data

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Shubenacadie Grand Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.9 µg/L. Maximum depth: 147.6 ft.

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Shubenacadie Grand Lake is a lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 148 feet (54-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-11-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Shubenacadie Grand Lake is good for

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Clear water20.7 ft of visibility
Deep water147.6 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 Shubenacadie Grand 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 Shubenacadie Grand Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Shubenacadie Grand 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 20.7 ft down. Phosphorus 8.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.9 µg/L. TSI 33.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.3m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	8.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	0.9µg/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.	33	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

45 m

Average depth

16.5 m

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Frequently asked questions about Shubenacadie Grand Lake

Where is Shubenacadie Grand Lake?: Shubenacadie Grand 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 Shubenacadie Grand Lake?: Shubenacadie Grand Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.9 µg/L. Maximum depth: 147.6 ft.
Is Shubenacadie Grand Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Shubenacadie Grand Lake?: Shubenacadie Grand Lake has a maximum depth of 147.6 feet and an average depth of 54.1 feet.