Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam
Rockingham County, New Hampshire22 acresView mapDirections
NHDES publishes the water-quality measurements for Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- Limited data
Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam in Rockingham County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 9.2 µg/L. Surface area: 22 acres.
Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam is a 22-acre cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Compared to the 50 other monitored lakes in Rockingham County, Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam ranks #14 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2024-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam 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.
Water quality measurements for Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 9.2 µg/L. TSI 36.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 9.2µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| 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. | 36 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
22 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pawtuckaway Lake Dollof Dam (completed 1920), built primarily for recreation on the Exeter River; concrete-type dam, 15 ft tall and 230 ft long.
- Surface area
- 22 ac
- Normal storage
- 75 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 185 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 86 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- TOWN OF EXETER PUBLIC WORKS
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NH00134 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.04 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam
Where is Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam?
- Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam is a lake in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam?
- Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam in Rockingham County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 9.2 µg/L. Surface area: 22 acres.
Is Pawtuckaway Lake-Dolloff Dam safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services (BEACH)
111133003 samples · 2024
Analytical methods
- 10-115-01-1 F ~ LACHAT; Total Phosphorus- Manual persulfate digest
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.