Norford Lake
Windsor County, Vermont18 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- Limited data
Norford Lake in Windsor County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 18 acres.
Norford Lake is a 18-acre lake in Windsor County, Vermont.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2023-04-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Norford Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Norford Lake 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 Norford Lake
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Norford Lake, 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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Lake Details
Surface area
18 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Norford Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Norford Lake
- Union Village Dam Picnic Area (vt)4.0 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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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Norford Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Norford Lake (completed 1925), built primarily for recreation on the Avery Brook-Tr; earth-type dam, 16 ft tall and 309 ft long.
- Surface area
- 18 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 130 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1.03 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- NORFORD LAKE CLUB, INC.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00264 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Norford Lake
Where is Norford Lake?
- Norford Lake is a lake in Windsor County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Norford Lake?
- Norford Lake in Windsor County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 18 acres.
Is Norford Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Norford Lake?
- Norford Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Union Village Dam Picnic Area (vt). 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.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ3 samples · 2023
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 (1)
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
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles