Where is Bowies Pond?

Bowies Pond is a lake in Caroline County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Bowies Pond

Caroline County, Virginia25 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Virginia DEQ for this lake.

Area

25 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Bowies Pond in Caroline County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.

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Bowies Pond is a 25-acre lake in Caroline County, Virginia.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bowies Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bowies Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bowies Pond

These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Bowies 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

25 acres

Shoreline

1.2 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Bowies Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit VAN-F17L_CAM01A06 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Caroline County

Elliots Pond4.7 miView →Goose Pond7.4 miView →Smoots Pond7.3 miView →Collins Pond10.1 miView →Gouldman Pond10.5 miView →Lake Caroline—View →

Frequently asked questions about Bowies Pond

Where is Bowies Pond?: Bowies Pond is a lake in Caroline County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bowies Pond?: Bowies Pond in Caroline County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.
Is Bowies Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bowies Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.