Chipman Pond
Sussex County, Delaware55 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from DNREC for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 8 ft max depth
Chipman Pond in Sussex County, Delaware has water-quality measurements published by DNREC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 55 acres.
Chipman Pond is a 55-acre lake in Sussex County, Delaware with a maximum depth of 8 feet.
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. Chipman Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Chipman Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Chipman Pond
These are the measurements DNREC publishes for Chipman 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
Max depth
8 ft
Surface area
55 acres
Shoreline
2.7 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Chipman Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit DE050-L05 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Chipman Pond
Where is Chipman Pond?
- Chipman Pond is a lake in Sussex County, Delaware. Its water-quality measurements are published by DNREC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Chipman Pond?
- Chipman Pond in Sussex County, Delaware has water-quality measurements published by DNREC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 55 acres.
Is Chipman Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Chipman Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Chipman Pond?
- Chipman Pond has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 55 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Chipman 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