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Lily Pond

Rutland County, VermontView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

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Clarity
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Level
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Trend
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Not enough history
  • Impaired · Algal growth
  • Limited data
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Lily Pond in Rutland County, Vermont is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

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Why Lily Pond has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Lily Pond, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by VT DEC and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Lily Pond is a lake in Rutland County, Vermont.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2024-04-24. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Lily Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for algal growth, noxious aquatic plants, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for Lily Pond

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

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EPA Impairment Status

Lily Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

Algal growthNoxious aquatic plantsNuisance exotic species

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit VT02-05L01 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (0.04 km)

Graded lakes near Lily Pond

Lily Pond has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

A
Lake St. Catherine
2.1 mi
C
Little Pond
4.2 mi
A
Lake Bomoseen
10.6 mi
A
Chipman Lake
10.7 mi
A
Elfin Lake
11.2 mi

Nearby Lakes in Rutland County

ALake St. Catherine15.4 ft clear · Mesotrophic2.1 miView →CLittle Pond4.9 ft clear · Mesotrophic4.2 miView →NRUnnamed Pond Referred To by Dec As Fair Haven8.6 miView →NRPine Pond—View →NROld Marsh Pond—View →ALake Bomoseen23.6 ft clear · Oligotrophic10.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lily Pond

Where is Lily Pond?

Lily Pond is a lake in Rutland County, Vermont. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Lily Pond?

Lily Pond in Rutland County, Vermont is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Is Lily Pond safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Lily Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for algal growth, noxious aquatic plants, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

3 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 Conservation1VTDECWQ3 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)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database