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Hanover Pond

South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut72 acresView mapDirections

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

Area
72 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
2.4 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Hanover Pond in South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 72 acres.

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Hanover Pond is a 72-acre lake in South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hanover Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs, sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hanover 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 Hanover Pond

These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Hanover 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

Surface area

72 acres

Shoreline

2.4 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Hanover Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)PCBsSediment / turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CT5200-00-4-L2_01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Hanover Pond

Where is Hanover Pond?

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

What is the water quality of Hanover Pond?

Hanover Pond in South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 72 acres.

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Is Hanover Pond safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hanover Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs, sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Hanover 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