Bush Pond
New London County, Connecticut23 acresView mapDirections
CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Bush Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Bush Pond in New London County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 22.8 acres.
Bush Pond is a 23-acre lake in New London County, Connecticut.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-10-16. 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 Bush 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 Bush Pond
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Bush Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.5 ft. TSI 48.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 7.5ft | 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. | 48 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
23 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bush Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bush Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Bush Pond Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Whitford Brook, 12 ft tall and 150 ft long.
- Surface area
- 22.8 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.76 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Lantern Hill Valley Association, Inc.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT01855 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Bush Pond
Where is Bush Pond?
- Bush Pond is a lake in New London County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bush Pond?
- Bush Pond in New London County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 22.8 acres.
Is Bush 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
46 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2022–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- CT DEEP Volunteer Water Monitoring Program (Volunteer)
CTVOLMON46 samples · 2022–2025
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.