Pameacha Pond
Middlesex County, Connecticut18 acresView mapDirections
CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Pameacha Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Pameacha Pond in Middlesex County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 18 acres.
Pameacha Pond is a 18-acre lake in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pameacha Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Pameacha Pond
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Pameacha Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1.3 ft of visibility. TSI 73.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 73 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
18 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by CT DEEP
No bathymetric survey has been published for Pameacha Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pameacha Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pameacha Pond Dam (completed 1870), built primarily for other on the Long Hill Brook; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall and 83 ft long.
- Surface area
- 18 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 165 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 4.39 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- City of Middletown
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00145 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Pameacha Pond
Where is Pameacha Pond?
- Pameacha Pond is a lake in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pameacha Pond?
- Pameacha Pond in Middlesex County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 18 acres.
Is Pameacha Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Pameacha Pond?
- Public access to Pameacha Pond is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Connecticut's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- CT DEEP Volunteer Water Monitoring Program (Volunteer)
CTVOLMON10 samples · 2025
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.