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Lake Terramuggus

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CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Terramuggus. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
31 µg/L
Typical for Connecticut
Measured by CT DEEP
Chlorophyll-a
0.9 µg/L
Less algae than most
Measured by CT DEEP
Area
83 acres
Surface area
Type
Mesotrophic
Trophic class
  • Mesotrophic
  • Limited data

Lake Terramuggus in Hartford County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.9 µg/L. Surface area: 83 acres.

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Lake Terramuggus is a 83-acre mesotrophic lake in Hartford County, Connecticut. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Hartford County, Lake Terramuggus ranks #4 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2023-07-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

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

Whether Lake Terramuggus 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 Lake Terramuggus

These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Lake Terramuggus, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.9 µg/L. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus31µg/LPoor
GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)0.9µg/LMeasured, not scored

The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.42Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Surface area

83 acres

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

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Lake Terramuggus is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Terramuggas Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Dickinson Creek Trib; earth-type dam, 5 ft tall and 800 ft long.

Surface area
83 ac
Normal storage
0 ac-ft
Hazard class
Significant
Owner
Town of Marlborough

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT01833 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.86 km)

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Terramuggus

Where is Lake Terramuggus?

Lake Terramuggus is a lake in Hartford County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Lake Terramuggus?

Lake Terramuggus in Hartford County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.9 µg/L. Surface area: 83 acres.

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Is Lake Terramuggus safe to swim in?

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

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Where this data comes from

10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.

Collected and reported by

  • Connecticut Department Of Energy And Environmental ProtectionCT_DEP01_WQX10 samples · 2023

Analytical methods

  • Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
  • 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
  • Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen by Colorimetry
  • Turbidity by Nephelometry
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.