Where is Church Ponds?

Church Ponds is a lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Church Ponds?

Church Ponds has a maximum depth of 20 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 28 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Church Ponds?

Church Ponds has 4 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Passaconaway, Radeke Cabin, Russell-Colbath Barn, Jigger Johnson. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Church Ponds

Grafton County, New Hampshire28 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

20 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

28 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
20 ft max depth

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Church Ponds in Grafton County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 28 acres.

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Church Ponds is a 28-acre lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 20 feet (9-foot average).

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Church Ponds is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping4 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Church Ponds is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Church Ponds is safe to swim in today is a call for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Church Ponds

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Church Ponds, 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

20 ft

Average depth

9.2 ft

Surface area

28 acres

Shoreline

1 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Church Ponds

Passaconaway1.4 km
Radeke Cabin1.7 kmReserve
Russell-Colbath Barn3.8 kmReserve
Jigger Johnson4.0 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Church Ponds

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EPA Impairment Status

Church Ponds is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK600020201-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Church Ponds

Where is Church Ponds?: Church Ponds is a lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Church Ponds?: Church Ponds in Grafton County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 28 acres.
Is Church Ponds safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Church Ponds is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Church Ponds?: Church Ponds has a maximum depth of 20 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 28 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Church Ponds?: Church Ponds has 4 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Passaconaway, Radeke Cabin, Russell-Colbath Barn, Jigger Johnson. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.