Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake
Belknap County, New HampshireView mapDirections
This is the name NHDES records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.
- Impaired · Biotoxins
- Limited data
Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported.
Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake is a lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2023-06-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for biotoxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake 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 Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Pickerel Cove Downstream 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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EPA Impairment Status
Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
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 NHLAK700020110-02-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake
Where is Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake?
- Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake is in Belknap County, New Hampshire. This is the name NHDES records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake?
- Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported.
Is Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickerel Cove Downstream Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for biotoxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
11 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services (BEACH)
1111330011 samples · 2020–2023
Analytical methods
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
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