Pawtuckaway Lake-North
Rockingham County, New Hampshire900 acresView mapDirections
NHDES publishes the water-quality measurements for Pawtuckaway Lake-North. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Algal growth
Pawtuckaway Lake-North in Rockingham County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 17.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8 µg/L. Surface area: 900 acres.
Pawtuckaway Lake-North is a 900-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Compared to the 50 other monitored lakes in Rockingham County, Pawtuckaway Lake-North ranks #17 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyBacteria advisory
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. Pawtuckaway Lake-North is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, biotoxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pawtuckaway Lake-North 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-North
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Pawtuckaway Lake-North, 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 17.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 8 µg/L. TSI 48.
| 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 | 17.5µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 8µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 48 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
900 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Pawtuckaway Lake-North, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pawtuckaway Lake-North is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pawtuckaway Lake/Gove Dike (completed 1842), built primarily for recreation on the Tr Pawtuckaway River; earth-type dam, 9 ft tall and 270 ft long.
- Surface area
- 900 ac
- Normal storage
- 11,500 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 11,700 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 21 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- NH DES WATER DIVISION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NH00135 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.86 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Pawtuckaway Lake-North is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK600030704-02-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pawtuckaway Lake-North
Where is Pawtuckaway Lake-North?
- Pawtuckaway Lake-North 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-North?
- Pawtuckaway Lake-North in Rockingham County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 17.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8 µg/L. Surface area: 900 acres.
Is Pawtuckaway Lake-North safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pawtuckaway Lake-North is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, biotoxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
103 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services (BEACH)
11113300103 samples · 2020–2025
Analytical methods
- 10-115-01-1 F ~ LACHAT; Total Phosphorus- Manual persulfate digest
- CHLOROPHYLL A-B-C DETERMINATION (MODIFIED)
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database