Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake in Middlesex County, Connecticut is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 68 acres.
- Area
- 68 acres
- Public access
- Yes
Why Cedar Lake has no grade
We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Cedar Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).
Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.
Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.
Cedar Lake is a 68-acre lake in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-02-19. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.
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Swimming Safety
Not ratedLimited data
Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake
Water quality measurements for Cedar Lake
These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Surface Area | 68 acres |
| Public Access | Yes |
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cedar Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Cedar LakePublic
Named access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, snapped within 5 km. More lakes with boat ramps
Fishing Cedar Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Cedar Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Cedar Lake Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Burr Brook; earth-type dam, 4 ft tall and 5.4 ft long.
- Surface area
- 68 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 18.85 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Town of Chester
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT01755 · Operator website
Graded lakes near Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.
Nearby Lakes in Middlesex County
Frequently asked questions about Cedar Lake
Where is Cedar Lake?
- Cedar Lake is a lake in Middlesex County, Connecticut. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.
What is the water quality grade for Cedar Lake?
- Cedar Lake in Middlesex County, Connecticut is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 68 acres.
Is Cedar Lake safe to swim in?
- Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Cedar Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.
Are there boat ramps on Cedar Lake?
- Cedar Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Cedar Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS3 samples · 2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory