Where is Emerald Lake?

Emerald Lake is a lake in Bennington County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.

Emerald Lake

Bennington County, Vermont31 acresView map Directions

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

Area

31 acres

Surface area

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Emerald Lake in Bennington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.

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Emerald Lake is a 31-acre lake in Bennington County, Vermont.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Emerald Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Emerald Lake

These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Emerald Lake, 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

Surface area

31 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Emerald Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Bennington County

Hapgood Pond9.2 ft clear · Mesotrophic6 miView →Hapgood Pond Outlet6.1 miView →Gale Meadows Pond9.8 miView →Bourn Pond5.6 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Lake Madeleine10.4 miView →Branch Pond7.9 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Emerald Lake

Where is Emerald Lake?: Emerald Lake is a lake in Bennington County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Emerald Lake?: Emerald Lake in Bennington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Is Emerald Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.