Susies Lake
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NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Susies Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Susies Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L.
Susies Lake is a lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia.
Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-12-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Susies 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.
Water quality measurements for Susies Lake
These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Susies Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 20.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 3µg/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. | 20 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Where is Susies Lake?
- Susies 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 Susies Lake?
- Susies Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L.
Is Susies Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 1984. Retrieved from Nova Scotia open data (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
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- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change1 sample · 1984
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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