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Bennington County Lake Quality

Vermont, 21 lakes, measured by Vermont DEC

There are 21 monitored lakes in Bennington County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 7 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Bennington County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Vermont.

The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Big Pond.

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All Lakes in Bennington County

21 lakes · 7 ranked on readings, 14 without enough sampling7 lakes ranked on readings · 14 without enough sampling, hidden

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#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Access
1	Big PondBennington	7.5 ft	13 µg/L	3.9 µg/L	No recent samples	Not recorded
2	Hapgood PondBennington	9.2 ft	11.8 µg/L	2.7 µg/L	No recent samples	Not recorded
3	Lake ParanBennington	No recent samples	15 µg/L	1.8 µg/L	No recent samples	✓ Public
4	Little PondBennington	7.2 ft	9.8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
5	Stamford PondBennington	9.5 ft	12.6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
6	Branch PondBennington	7.9 ft	16.2 µg/L	6.7 µg/L	No recent samples	Not recorded
7	Bourn PondBennington	5.6 ft	22.1 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Beebe PondBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Adams ReservoirBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Searsburg ReservoirBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Howe Pond OutletBennington	No recent samples	13.3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hapgood Pond OutletBennington	No recent samples	16.7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	South Stream PondBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Barber LakeBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Shaftsbury LakeBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Gale Meadows PondBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Howe PondBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake HancockBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Thompsons PondBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake MadeleineBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Emerald LakeBennington	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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