Bryants Pond
Sussex County, VirginiaView mapDirections
Virginia DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Bryants Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Bryants Pond in Sussex County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 420 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 49.6 µg/L.
Bryants Pond is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Sussex County, Virginia. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Sussex County, Bryants Pond ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2016-12-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bryants 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.
Water quality measurements for Bryants Pond
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Bryants 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. Phosphorus 420 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 49.6 µg/L. TSI 80.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 420µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 49.6µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 80 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2012–2016). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Improving-47.5 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bryants Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Bryant Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Spring Branch; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall.
- Normal storage
- 40 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 195 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 4.68 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Undetermined
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VA183030 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.03 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Bryants Pond
Where is Bryants Pond?
- Bryants Pond is a lake in Sussex County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bryants Pond?
- Bryants Pond in Sussex County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 420 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 49.6 µg/L.
Is Bryants 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
30 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB30 samples · 2012–2016
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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.