Where is Soldier Lake?

Soldier 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 Soldier Lake?

Soldier Lake has a maximum depth of 101.7 feet and an average depth of 22.6 feet. The lake covers 469 acres.

Soldier Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia190 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1983

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

31 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

190 ha

Surface area

102 ft max depth
Limited data

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Soldier Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 101.7 ft. Surface area: 469 acres.

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Soldier Lake is a 469-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 102 feet (23-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1983-06-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Soldier Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water9.8 ft of visibility
Deep water101.7 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 Soldier 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 Soldier Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.8 ft. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 29.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	2µg/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.	29	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

31 m

Average depth

6.9 m

Surface area

190 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Soldier Lake

Where is Soldier Lake?: Soldier 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 Soldier Lake?: Soldier Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 101.7 ft. Surface area: 469 acres.
Is Soldier Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Soldier Lake?: Soldier Lake has a maximum depth of 101.7 feet and an average depth of 22.6 feet. The lake covers 469 acres.