Where is Three Mile Lake?

Three Mile 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 Three Mile Lake?

Three Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 11.8 feet. The lake covers 44.5 acres.

Three Mile Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia18 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

6 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 1984

Phosphorus

2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

18 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Three Mile Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 44.5 acres.

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Three Mile Lake is a 45-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 36 feet (12-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-07-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Three Mile Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water19.8 ft of visibility
Deep water36.1 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 Three Mile 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 Three Mile Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Three Mile 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 19.8 ft down. Phosphorus 2 µg/L. TSI 24.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.04m	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.	24	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Average depth

3.6 m

Surface area

18 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Three Mile Lake

Where is Three Mile Lake?: Three Mile 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 Three Mile Lake?: Three Mile Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 44.5 acres.
Is Three Mile Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Three Mile Lake?: Three Mile Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 11.8 feet. The lake covers 44.5 acres.