Barber Pond
Barber Pond in Hartford County, Connecticut is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 9.4 acres.
- Area
- 9 acres
Why Barber Pond has no grade
We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Barber Pond, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).
Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.
Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.
Barber Pond is a 9-acre lake in Hartford County, Connecticut.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2024-07-17. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.
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Swimming Safety
Not ratedLimited data
Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake
Water quality measurements for Barber Pond
These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Surface Area | 9 acres |
No bathymetric survey has been published for Barber Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
Fishing Barber Pond
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Barber Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Barber Pond Dam (completed 1955), built primarily for recreation on the Mill Brook; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall and 200 ft long.
- Surface area
- 9.4 ac
- Normal storage
- 66 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 66 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Connecticut DEEP
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00269 · Operator website
Graded lakes near Barber Pond
Barber Pond has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.
Nearby Lakes in Hartford County
Frequently asked questions about Barber Pond
Where is Barber Pond?
- Barber Pond is a lake in Hartford County, Connecticut. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.
What is the water quality grade for Barber Pond?
- Barber Pond in Hartford County, Connecticut is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 9.4 acres.
Is Barber Pond safe to swim in?
- Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Barber Pond is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- Farmington River Watershed Association (Volunteer)
FRWA8 samples · 2024
Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.