Where is Lower Baker Pond?

Lower Baker Pond is a lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Lower Baker Pond?

Lower Baker Pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 17.4 feet. The lake covers 120 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Lower Baker Pond?

Lower Baker Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lower Baker Pond. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Lower Baker Pond?

Lower Baker 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 New Hampshire's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Lower Baker Pond

Grafton County, New Hampshire120 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

30 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

120 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
30 ft max depth
Public access

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Lower Baker Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 120 acres.

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Lower Baker Pond is a 120-acre lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 30 feet (17-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lower Baker Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lower Baker Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lower Baker Pond 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lower Baker Pond

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Lower Baker 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. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

30 ft

Average depth

17.4 ft

Surface area

120 acres

Shoreline

3.5 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by NHDES

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

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Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Lower Baker Pond

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EPA Impairment Status

Lower Baker Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700010303-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Grafton County

Upper Baker Pond1.5 miView →Armington Lake-Deep SpotOligotrophic4.5 miView →Line Pond5.1 miView →Indian Pond4.5 miView →Lake Tarleton-Deep SpotOligotrophic5.8 miView →Lake Katherine-Deep SpotMesotrophic6.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lower Baker Pond

Where is Lower Baker Pond?: Lower Baker Pond is a lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lower Baker Pond?: Lower Baker Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 120 acres.
Is Lower Baker Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lower Baker Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lower Baker Pond?: Lower Baker Pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 17.4 feet. The lake covers 120 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lower Baker Pond?: Lower Baker Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lower Baker Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lower Baker Pond?: Lower Baker 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 New Hampshire's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.