Bowers Pond
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire160 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.
- Impaired · Biotoxins
Bowers Pond in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Surface area: 160 acres.
Bowers Pond is a 160-acre lake in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bowers Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for biotoxins, mercury, metals (other than mercury). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bowers Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bowers Pond
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Bowers 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. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
160 acres
Shoreline
8.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bowers Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Bowers Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700061001-04-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Bowers Pond
Where is Bowers Pond?
- Bowers Pond is a lake in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bowers Pond?
- Bowers Pond in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Surface area: 160 acres.
Is Bowers Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bowers Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for biotoxins, mercury, metals (other than mercury). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bowers Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database