Downing Pond
Strafford County, New Hampshire54 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.
- Impaired · Biotoxins
- 10 ft max depth
Downing Pond in Strafford County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 54 acres.
Downing Pond is a 54-acre lake in Strafford County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 10 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. Downing Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for biotoxins, mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Downing Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Downing Pond
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Downing 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
10 ft
Surface area
54 acres
Shoreline
2.3 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Downing Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700020102-02 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Downing Pond
Where is Downing Pond?
- Downing Pond is a lake in Strafford County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Downing Pond?
- Downing Pond in Strafford County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 54 acres.
Is Downing Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Downing Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for biotoxins, mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Downing Pond?
- Downing Pond has a maximum depth of 10 feet. The lake covers 54 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Downing 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