Where is Whites Lake?

Whites 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 Whites Lake?

Whites Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 12.1 feet. The lake covers 108 acres.

Whites Lake

Halifax, Nova Scotia44 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

2.1 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1979

Max depth

11 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

44 ha

Surface area

36 ft max depth
Limited data

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Whites Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 108 acres.

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Whites Lake is a 108-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 1979-07-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Whites Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

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 Whites 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 Whites Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Whites 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 7 ft. TSI 49.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.12m	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.	49	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

11 m

Average depth

3.7 m

Surface area

44 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Whites Lake

Where is Whites Lake?: Whites 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 Whites Lake?: Whites Lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.1 m visibility. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 108 acres.
Is Whites Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Whites Lake?: Whites Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 12.1 feet. The lake covers 108 acres.