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Barkhamsted Reservoir

Northwest Hills County, Connecticut2,232 acresView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from CT DEEP for this lake.

Area
2,232 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
26.5 mi
Measured length

Barkhamsted Reservoir in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2232 acres.

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Barkhamsted Reservoir is a 2,232-acre lake in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Barkhamsted Reservoir is good for

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  • Big water2,232 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Barkhamsted Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Barkhamsted Reservoir

These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Barkhamsted Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

2,232 acres

Shoreline

26.5 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Barkhamsted Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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Frequently asked questions about Barkhamsted Reservoir

Where is Barkhamsted Reservoir?

Barkhamsted Reservoir is a lake in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Barkhamsted Reservoir?

Barkhamsted Reservoir in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2232 acres.

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Is Barkhamsted Reservoir 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

Measurements for Barkhamsted Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.