Barber Lake
Bennington County, Vermont19 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- Limited data
Barber Lake in Bennington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 19 acres.
Barber Lake is a 19-acre lake in Bennington County, Vermont.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2023-04-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Barber Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Barber Lake
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Barber Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
19 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Barber Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Barber Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Barber Pond (completed 1910), built primarily for recreation on the South Stream-Tr; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall and 50 ft long.
- Surface area
- 19 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 120 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1.34 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- LEWIS HEBERT ESTATE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00104 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Barber Lake
Where is Barber Lake?
- Barber Lake is a lake in Bennington County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Barber Lake?
- Barber Lake in Bennington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 19 acres.
Is Barber Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ3 samples · 2023
Analytical methods
- EPA approved Alternate Test Procedure for 4500 P H. Has a 28 day hold without acid preservation.
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.