Where is West Loon Lake?

West Loon Lake is a lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

West Loon Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia32 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.9 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1984

Area

32 ha

Surface area

Limited data

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West Loon Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Surface area: 80.3 acres.

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West Loon Lake is a 80-acre lake in Halifax County, Nova Scotia.

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1984-09-11. 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 West Loon 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 West Loon Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.5 ft. TSI 45.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.9m	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.	45	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Average depth

Not documented

Surface area

32 ha

The available depth estimate for West Loon Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown.

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Frequently asked questions about West Loon Lake

Where is West Loon Lake?: West Loon 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 West Loon Lake?: West Loon Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 m visibility. Surface area: 80.3 acres.
Is West Loon Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is West Loon Lake?: The available depth estimate for West Loon Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 80.3 acres.