Where is Horseshoe Pond?

Horseshoe Pond is a lake in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Horseshoe Pond?

Horseshoe Pond has a maximum depth of 20 feet and an average depth of 7.9 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Horseshoe Pond?

Horseshoe Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Horseshoe Pond. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Horseshoe Pond?

Horseshoe Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by New Hampshire's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Horseshoe Pond

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire44 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

20 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

44 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth
20 ft max depth
Public access

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Horseshoe Pond in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.

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Horseshoe Pond is a 44-acre lake in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 20 feet (8-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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

What Horseshoe Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Horseshoe Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, biotoxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Horseshoe 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.

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Water quality measurements for Horseshoe Pond

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Horseshoe 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

20 ft

Average depth

7.9 ft

Surface area

44 acres

Shoreline

2 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by NHDES

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Horseshoe PondPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Horseshoe Pond

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EPA Impairment Status

Horseshoe Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Algal growthBiotoxinsMercuryNuisance exotic speciespH / acidity

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

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700061002-03 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Horseshoe Pond

Where is Horseshoe Pond?: Horseshoe Pond is a lake in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Horseshoe Pond?: Horseshoe Pond in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Horseshoe Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Horseshoe Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, biotoxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Horseshoe Pond?: Horseshoe Pond has a maximum depth of 20 feet and an average depth of 7.9 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Horseshoe Pond?: Horseshoe Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Horseshoe Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Horseshoe Pond?: Horseshoe Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by New Hampshire's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.