Lake Winona-Chutes Cove
Belknap County, New Hampshire93 acresView mapDirections
NHDES publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Winona-Chutes Cove. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Lake Winona-Chutes Cove in Belknap County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Surface area: 93 acres.
Lake Winona-Chutes Cove is a 93-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire. Compared to the 26 other monitored lakes in Belknap County, Lake Winona-Chutes Cove ranks #26 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-06-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited 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 Winona-Chutes Cove 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 Lake Winona-Chutes Cove
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Lake Winona-Chutes Cove, 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 30 µg/L. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 30µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
93 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Winona-Chutes Cove, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Winona-Chutes Cove is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Hawkins Pond Dam (completed 1873), built primarily for recreation on the Hawkins Pond Brook; earth-type dam, 12 ft tall and 100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 93 ac
- Normal storage
- 350 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 370 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- NH DES WATER DIVISION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NH00334 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.7 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Winona-Chutes Cove
Where is Lake Winona-Chutes Cove?
- Lake Winona-Chutes Cove is a lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Winona-Chutes Cove?
- Lake Winona-Chutes Cove in Belknap County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Surface area: 93 acres.
Is Lake Winona-Chutes Cove 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
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services (BEACH)
111133006 samples · 2021–2025
Analytical methods
- 10-115-01-1 F ~ LACHAT; Total Phosphorus- Manual persulfate digest
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.