Where is Webber Lake?

Webber 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 Webber Lake?

Webber Lake has a maximum depth of 55.8 feet and an average depth of 16.7 feet. The lake covers 82.5 acres.

Webber Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia33 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.8 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1998

Phosphorus

6 µg/L

Typical for Nova Scotia

Measured by NSECC

Chlorophyll-a

4 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by NSECC

Max depth

17 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

33 ha

Surface area

56 ft max depth
Limited data

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Webber Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 55.8 ft. Surface area: 82.5 acres.

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Webber Lake is a 83-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 56 feet (17-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1998-09-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Webber Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water55.8 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 Webber 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 Webber Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4 µg/L. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.8m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	6µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	4µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	42	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

17 m

Average depth

5.1 m

Surface area

33 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Webber Lake

Where is Webber Lake?: Webber 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 Webber Lake?: Webber Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4 µg/L. Maximum depth: 55.8 ft. Surface area: 82.5 acres.
Is Webber Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Webber Lake?: Webber Lake has a maximum depth of 55.8 feet and an average depth of 16.7 feet. The lake covers 82.5 acres.