Mud Pond is a lake in Orleans County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.

Mud Pond

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

Area

27 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

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Mud Pond in Orleans County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 27 acres.

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Mud Pond is a 27-acre lake in Orleans County, Vermont.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mud Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Mud 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.

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Water quality measurements for Mud Pond

These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Mud 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

Surface area

27 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Mud Pond, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Mud Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit VT17-10L02 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Orleans County

Little Hosmer PondMesotrophic2.4 miView →Lake Elligo26.2 ft clear · Oligotrophic3.5 miView →Great Hosmer Pond20.3 ft clear · Mesotrophic3.9 miView →Great Hosmer Pond4.1 miView →Caspian Lake29.5 ft clear · Oligotrophic5.8 miView →Long Pond14.2 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Mud Pond

Where is Mud Pond?: Mud 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 Mud Pond?: Mud Pond in Orleans County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 27 acres.
Is Mud Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mud Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.