Where is Cummings Meadow Reservoir?

Cummings Meadow Reservoir is a lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Cummings Meadow Reservoir?

Cummings Meadow Reservoir has a maximum depth of 5.9 feet and an average depth of 2 feet. The lake covers 47 acres.

Cummings Meadow Reservoir

Cheshire County, New Hampshire47 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

5.9 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

47 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
6 ft max depth

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Cummings Meadow Reservoir in Cheshire County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.9 ft. Surface area: 47 acres.

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Cummings Meadow Reservoir is a 47-acre lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 6 feet (2-foot average).

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cummings Meadow Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cummings Meadow Reservoir 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 Cummings Meadow Reservoir

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Cummings Meadow Reservoir, 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

5.9 ft

Average depth

2 ft

Surface area

47 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Cummings Meadow Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercurypH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700030101-04 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Cummings Meadow Reservoir

Where is Cummings Meadow Reservoir?: Cummings Meadow Reservoir is a lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cummings Meadow Reservoir?: Cummings Meadow Reservoir in Cheshire County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.9 ft. Surface area: 47 acres.
Is Cummings Meadow Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cummings Meadow Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cummings Meadow Reservoir?: Cummings Meadow Reservoir has a maximum depth of 5.9 feet and an average depth of 2 feet. The lake covers 47 acres.