Franklin County Lake Quality
Vermont, 12 lakes, measured by Vermont DEC
Franklin County holds 12 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 5 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county's readings sit in the middle of the Vermont range, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed. Fairfield Pond has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Franklin County
12 lakes · 5 ranked on readings, 7 without enough sampling5 lakes ranked on readings · 7 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield PondFranklin | 19.7 ft | 15.9 µg/L | 2.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Northeast Arm LakeFranklin | 13.5 ft | 23.7 µg/L | 4.1 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Missisquoi Bay LakeFranklin | 5.6 ft | 42.8 µg/L | 12.1 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 4 | Lake CarmiFranklin | 4.9 ft | 40 µg/L | 20.3 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 5 | St. Albans Bay LakeFranklin | 6.6 ft | 32.8 µg/L | 10.3 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Metcalf PondFranklin | 12.8 ft | 11.1 µg/L | 3.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Proper PondFranklin | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Unnamed Pond Referred To by Dec As South RichfordFranklin | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Kings Hill PondFranklin | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Big Marsh SloughFranklin | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Silver LakeFranklin | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Saint Albans Reservoir NorthFranklin | 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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