Kent Pond
Rutland County, Vermont102 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- 25 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Kent Pond in Rutland County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 102 acres.
Kent Pond is a 102-acre lake in Rutland County, Vermont with an estimated average depth of about 25 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2024-04-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Kent Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kent Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Kent Pond
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Kent 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.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~25 ft est.
Surface area
102 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Vermont DEC
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Vermont has not published bathymetry for Kent Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
5 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,549 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Kent 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 Kent Pond
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Kent Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Kent Pond (completed 1965), built primarily for recreation on the Kent Brook; earth-type dam, 30 ft tall and 1,450 ft long.
- Surface area
- 102 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,160 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.71 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- STATE OF VERMONT - DFW
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00071 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Kent Pond
Where is Kent Pond?
- Kent Pond is a lake in Rutland County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kent Pond?
- Kent Pond in Rutland County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 102 acres.
Is Kent Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Kent Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Kent Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 25 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 102 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Kent Pond?
- Kent Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Kent Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Kent Pond?
- Kent 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 Vermont's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ4 samples · 2024
Analytical methods
- EPA approved Alternate Test Procedure for 4500 P H. Has a 28 day hold without acid preservation.
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory