Where is Taylor Lake?

Taylor 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 Taylor Lake?

Taylor Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 14.4 feet. The lake covers 114.4 acres.

Taylor Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia46 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

3.2 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1985

Phosphorus

3 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

19 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

46 ha

Surface area

62 ft max depth
Limited data

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Taylor Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 114.4 acres.

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Taylor Lake is a 114-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 62 feet (14-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1985-08-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Taylor Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10.5 ft of visibility
Deep water62.3 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 Taylor 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 Taylor Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Taylor 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 10.5 ft. Phosphorus 3 µg/L. TSI 32.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.2m	Measured, not scored 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.	32	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

19 m

Average depth

4.4 m

Surface area

46 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Taylor Lake

Where is Taylor Lake?: Taylor 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 Taylor Lake?: Taylor Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 114.4 acres.
Is Taylor Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Taylor Lake?: Taylor Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 14.4 feet. The lake covers 114.4 acres.