Black Pond
Windsor County, Vermont30 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- Limited data
Black Pond in Windsor County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Black Pond is a 30-acre lake in Windsor County, Vermont.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2024-04-26. 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 Black Pond 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 Black Pond
These are the measurements Vermont DEC 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.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
30 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Black Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Black Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Black Pond (completed 1897), built primarily for recreation on the Black River; earth-type dam, 7 ft tall and 284 ft long.
- Surface area
- 30 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 105 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.51 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- THE BLACK POND TRUST
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00174 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Black Pond
Where is Black Pond?
- Black Pond is a lake in Windsor County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Black Pond?
- Black Pond in Windsor County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Black Pond 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
4 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ4 samples · 2024
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 (2)
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.