Bigelow Pond
Tolland County, Connecticut19 acresView mapDirections
CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Bigelow Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Bigelow Pond in Tolland County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 18.5 acres.
Bigelow Pond is a 19-acre lake in Tolland County, Connecticut. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2020-07-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Bigelow Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water12.3 ft of visibility
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bigelow Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Bigelow Pond
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Bigelow Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 12.3 ft. TSI 41.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 12.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 41 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
19 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by CT DEEP
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bigelow Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Bigelow PondPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Bigelow Pond
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bigelow Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Bigelow Pond Dam (completed 1941), built primarily for recreation on the Bigelow Brook; earth-type dam, 21 ft tall and 320 ft long.
- Surface area
- 18.5 ac
- Normal storage
- 175 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 175 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1.36 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Connecticut DEEP
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00361 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Bigelow Pond
Where is Bigelow Pond?
- Bigelow Pond is a lake in Tolland County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bigelow Pond?
- Bigelow Pond in Tolland County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 18.5 acres.
Is Bigelow Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Bigelow Pond?
- Bigelow Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Bigelow Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Bigelow Pond?
- Bigelow Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Connecticut's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS1 sample · 2020
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.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory