Long Pond is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.

Can I fish at Long Pond?

Public access to Long Pond is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Kentucky's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Long Pond

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No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Kentucky DOW for this lake.

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Long Pond in Ballard County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported.

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Long Pond is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KY DOW, last sampled 2015-05-12. 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 Long Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kentucky Division of Water and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Long Pond

These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Long 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Long Pond

Where is Long Pond?: Long Pond is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Long Pond?: Long Pond in Ballard County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported.
Is Long Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Long Pond?: Public access to Long Pond is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Kentucky's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2015. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

KY WQX21KY_WQX2 samples · 2015

Analytical methods

Phosphorus by Colorimetry

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

21KY_WQX-CLN123

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.