Heads Pond
Merrimack County, New Hampshire57 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 10 ft max depth
Heads Pond in Merrimack County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 57 acres.
Heads Pond is a 57-acre lake in Merrimack 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 readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Heads Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Heads 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 Heads Pond
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Heads 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
57 acres
Shoreline
3.4 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Heads Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700060802-02 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Heads Pond
Where is Heads Pond?
- Heads Pond is a lake in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Heads Pond?
- Heads Pond in Merrimack County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 57 acres.
Is Heads Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Heads Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Heads Pond?
- Heads Pond has a maximum depth of 10 feet. The lake covers 57 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Heads 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