Where is Weaver Lakes South?

Weaver Lakes South 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 Weaver Lakes South?

Weaver Lakes South has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 2.3 feet. The lake covers 4.9 acres.

Weaver Lakes South

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NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Weaver Lakes South. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.7 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 1979

Max depth

2 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

2 ha

Surface area

7 ft max depth
Limited data

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Weaver Lakes South in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 4.9 acres.

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Weaver Lakes South is a 5-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 7 feet (2-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1979-08-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Weaver Lakes South 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 Weaver Lakes South

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

Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility. TSI 66.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.67m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading 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.	66	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

2 m

Average depth

0.7 m

Surface area

2 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Weaver Lakes South

Where is Weaver Lakes South?: Weaver Lakes South 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 Weaver Lakes South?: Weaver Lakes South in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 m visibility. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 4.9 acres.
Is Weaver Lakes South safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Weaver Lakes South?: Weaver Lakes South has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 2.3 feet. The lake covers 4.9 acres.