Little Hosmer Pond
Orleans County, Vermont183 acresView mapDirections
Vermont DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Little Hosmer Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 40 ft max depth
- Public access
Little Hosmer Pond in Orleans County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 9.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Surface area: 183 acres.
Little Hosmer Pond is a 183-acre mesotrophic lake in Orleans County, Vermont with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 16 other monitored lakes in Orleans County, Little Hosmer Pond ranks #11 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2025-08-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Little Hosmer Pond covers about 180 acres in Orleans County. It has one public boat landing. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Little Hosmer Pond on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Little Hosmer Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLow algae
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 Little Hosmer 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 Little Hosmer Pond
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Little Hosmer 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. Phosphorus 9.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.4 µg/L. TSI 38.
| 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 | 9.2µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.4µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 38 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~40 ft est.
Surface area
183 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 Little Hosmer Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,063 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
- Little HosmerPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Little Hosmer Pond
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Stable6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-3.68 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.73 µg/L/yr5 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Little Hosmer Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Little Hosmer Pond (completed 1969), built primarily for recreation on the Black River-Tr; concrete-type dam, 8 ft tall and 200 ft long.
- Surface area
- 183 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 825 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- STATE OF VERMONT - DEC
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00092 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Little Hosmer Pond
Where is Little Hosmer Pond?
- Little Hosmer Pond is a lake in Orleans County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Hosmer Pond?
- Little Hosmer Pond in Orleans County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 9.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.4 µg/L. Surface area: 183 acres.
Is Little Hosmer Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Little Hosmer Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Little Hosmer Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 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 183 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Little Hosmer Pond?
- Little Hosmer Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Little Hosmer. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Little Hosmer Pond?
- Little Hosmer 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
49 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ49 samples · 2020–2025
Analytical methods
- 4500 P H ~ Manual Digestion and Flow Injection Analysis for Total Phosphorus
- 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