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Halls Pond

Tolland County, Connecticut20 acresView mapDirections

CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Halls Pond. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
15.5 µg/L
Typical for Connecticut
Measured by CT DEEP
Chlorophyll-a
3.5 µg/L
Typical for Connecticut
Measured by CT DEEP
Area
20 acres
Surface area
Type
Mesotrophic
Trophic class
  • Mesotrophic
  • Limited data

Halls Pond in Tolland County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 15.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.5 µg/L. Surface area: 20 acres.

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Halls Pond is a 20-acre mesotrophic lake in Tolland County, Connecticut. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Tolland County, Halls Pond ranks #1 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-08-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

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

Whether Halls Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Halls Pond

These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Halls 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. Phosphorus 15.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.5 µg/L. TSI 43.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus15.5µg/LGood
GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)3.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.43Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Surface area

20 acres

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

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Halls Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Halls Pond Dam (completed 1920), built primarily for recreation on the CONAnT BROOK; earth-type dam, 22 ft tall and 633 ft long.

Surface area
20 ac
Normal storage
216 ac-ft
Max storage
216 ac-ft
Drainage area
4.12 sq mi
Hazard class
Significant
Owner
Buccino, Jr.

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00645 · Operator website

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Frequently asked questions about Halls Pond

Where is Halls Pond?

Halls Pond is a lake in Tolland County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Halls Pond?

Halls Pond in Tolland County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 15.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.5 µg/L. Surface area: 20 acres.

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Is Halls Pond safe to swim in?

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

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Where this data comes from

14 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.

Collected and reported by

  • Connecticut Department Of Energy And Environmental ProtectionCT_DEP01_WQX14 samples · 2022

Analytical methods

  • Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
  • 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
  • Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen by Colorimetry
  • Turbidity by Nephelometry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.