Where is Mountain Pond?

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

How deep is Mountain Pond?

Mountain Pond has a maximum depth of 10 feet. The lake covers 83 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Mountain Pond?

Mountain Pond has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Mountain Pond Shelter, Province Pond Shelter, Doublehead Cabin. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Mountain Pond

Carroll County, New Hampshire83 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

10 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

83 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
10 ft max depth

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Mountain Pond in Carroll County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 83 acres.

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Mountain Pond is a 83-acre lake in Carroll County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 10 feet.

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

What Mountain Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping3 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Mountain 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 Mountain Pond

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Mountain 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

10 ft

Surface area

83 acres

Shoreline

1.8 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Mountain Pond

Mountain Pond Shelter0.3 km
Province Pond Shelter4.7 km
Doublehead Cabin4.7 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Mountain Pond

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EPA Impairment Status

Mountain 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 NHLAK600020301-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Mountain Pond

Where is Mountain Pond?: Mountain Pond is a lake in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mountain Pond?: Mountain Pond in Carroll County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 83 acres.
Is Mountain Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mountain Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mountain Pond?: Mountain Pond has a maximum depth of 10 feet. The lake covers 83 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Mountain Pond?: Mountain Pond has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Mountain Pond Shelter, Province Pond Shelter, Doublehead Cabin. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.