Black Pond
Windham County, Connecticut48 acresView mapDirections
CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Black Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Black Pond in Windham County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 16.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 48 acres.
Black Pond is a 48-acre lake in Windham 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 2020-07-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Black Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water16.6 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 Black 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 Black Pond
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Black Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 16.6 ft down. TSI 37.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 16.6ft | 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. | 37 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
48 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by CT DEEP
No bathymetric survey has been published for Black Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Black PondPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Black Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Chamberlain Pond Dam (completed 1850), built primarily for recreation on the Bungee Brook; earth-type dam, 12 ft tall and 400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 48 ac
- Normal storage
- 384 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 384 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 2.61 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Rock Cheryl K + Rosen Douglas A
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00440 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.92 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Black Pond
Where is Black Pond?
- Black Pond is a lake in Windham County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Black Pond?
- Black Pond in Windham County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 16.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 48 acres.
Is Black 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 Black Pond?
- Black Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Black Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Black Pond?
- Black 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