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Kettle Pond

Washington County, VermontView mapDirections

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

Max depth
~43 ft est.
GLOBathy model
  • 43 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Kettle Pond in Washington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported.

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Kettle Pond is a lake in Washington County, Vermont with an estimated average depth of about 43 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2022-05-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Kettle 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.

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Water quality measurements for Kettle Pond

These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Kettle Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

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Lake Details

Max depth

~43 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Vermont has not published bathymetry for Kettle Pond.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

2 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Surface area

106 acres

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

2.4 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

1,450 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Kettle Pond

Where is Kettle Pond?

Kettle Pond is a lake in Washington County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Kettle Pond?

Kettle Pond in Washington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported.

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Is Kettle Pond safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Kettle Pond?

No published bathymetric survey covers Kettle Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 43 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation1VTDECWQ5 samples · 2022

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)