Where is Papermill Pond?

Papermill Pond is a lake in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.

Papermill Pond

Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut61 acresView map Directions

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

Area

61 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.4 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Papermill Pond in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 61 acres.

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Papermill Pond is a 61-acre lake in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

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

Whether Papermill 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.

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Water quality measurements for Papermill Pond

These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Papermill 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

61 acres

Shoreline

2.4 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

MercuryPCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CT3805-00-3-L6_01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Papermill Pond

Where is Papermill Pond?: Papermill Pond is a lake in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Papermill Pond?: Papermill Pond in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 61 acres.
Is Papermill Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Papermill Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.