Cleanest Lakes in Orleans County, Vermont
Caspian Lake in Orleans County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 29.5 ft of clarity. Below are the top 28 cleanest monitored lakes in Orleans County, Vermont, ranked by EPA water quality score.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caspian Lake | Orleans | A | 29.5 ft | 7.8 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L |
| 2 | Seymour Lake | Orleans | A | 24.6 ft | 7.8 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L |
| 3 | Long Pond | Orleans | A | - | 15.6 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L |
| 4 | Echo Lake | Orleans | A | 23 ft | 8 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L |
| 5 | Lake Willoughby | Orleans | A | 28.2 ft | 7.8 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L |
| 6 | Crystal Lake | Orleans | A | 19.4 ft | 5.4 µg/L | 0.9 µg/L |
| 7 | Shadow Lake | Orleans | A | 28.9 ft | 8.4 µg/L | 1.4 µg/L |
| 8 | Lake Elligo | Orleans | A | 26.2 ft | 6.8 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L |
| 9 | Little Hosmer Pond | Orleans | A | - | 9.2 µg/L | 2.4 µg/L |
| 10 | Jobs Pond | Orleans | A | - | 7.8 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L |
| 11 | Horse Pond | Orleans | A | - | 10.7 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L |
| 12 | Daniels Pond | Orleans | A | - | 13.6 µg/L | 2 µg/L |
| 13 | Great Hosmer Pond | Orleans | A | 20.3 ft | 20.3 µg/L | 4.1 µg/L |
| 14 | Lake Salem | Orleans | A | 13.1 ft | 14.8 µg/L | 2.6 µg/L |
| 15 | Round Pond | Orleans | A | 16.7 ft | 8.6 µg/L | 5.9 µg/L |
| 16 | Lake Parker | Orleans | A | 13.1 ft | 15.5 µg/L | 4.2 µg/L |
| 17 | Tildys Pond | Orleans | A | - | 21.1 µg/L | 3.4 µg/L |
| 18 | Baker Pond | Orleans | A | - | 23.3 µg/L | 3 µg/L |
| 19 | Lake Derby | Orleans | A | - | 9.6 µg/L | 6 µg/L |
| 20 | Lake Memphremagog | Orleans | B | 10.5 ft | 14.1 µg/L | 5.5 µg/L |
| 21 | Long Pond | Orleans | B | 14.2 ft | 19.3 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L |
| 22 | Holland Pond | Orleans | B | 7.9 ft | 10.6 µg/L | 4.5 µg/L |
| 23 | Bald Hill Pond | Orleans | B | 13.1 ft | 10.6 µg/L | 8.1 µg/L |
| 24 | Pensioner Pond | Orleans | B | 9.7 ft | 14.3 µg/L | 1 µg/L |
| 25 | Clyde Pond | Orleans | B | 9.4 ft | 14.7 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L |
| 26 | Beaver Pond | Orleans | B | 7.9 ft | 9.3 µg/L | - |
| 27 | South Bay Lake | Orleans | C | 4.4 ft | 22.7 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L |
| 28 | Walker Pond | Orleans | C | - | 51.4 µg/L | 20.7 µg/L |