Miles Pond
Essex County, Vermont206 acresView mapDirections
Vermont DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Miles Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 51 ft max depth
- Public access
Miles Pond in Essex County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.5 µg/L. Surface area: 206 acres.
Miles Pond is a 206-acre mesotrophic lake in Essex County, Vermont with an estimated average depth of about 51 feet. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 8 other monitored lakes in Essex County, Miles Pond ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2025-08-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Miles Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water13.1 ft of visibility
- 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 Miles 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 Miles Pond
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Miles Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 13.1 ft. Phosphorus 10.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.5 µg/L. TSI 39.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 13.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 10.6µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.5µg/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. | 39 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~51 ft est.
Surface area
206 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 Miles Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
7 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,024 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
- Miles PondPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Miles Pond
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-0.96 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable0 µg/L/yr5 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Miles Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Miles Pond (completed 1900), built primarily for recreation on the Miles Stream; gravity-type dam, 23 ft tall and 250 ft long.
- Surface area
- 206 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,200 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 6.54 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- STATE OF VERMONT - DEC
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00062 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Miles Pond
Where is Miles Pond?
- Miles Pond is a lake in Essex County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Miles Pond?
- Miles Pond in Essex County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.5 µg/L. Surface area: 206 acres.
Is Miles Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Miles Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Miles Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 51 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 206 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Miles Pond?
- Miles Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Miles Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Miles Pond?
- Miles 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
139 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ139 samples · 2020–2025
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 (3)
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