Where is Pickerel Lake?

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

How deep is Pickerel Lake?

Pickerel Lake has a maximum depth of 10 feet and an average depth of 6 feet. The lake covers 80 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Pickerel Lake?

Pickerel Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Pickerel Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Pickerel Lake?

Pickerel Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. 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.

Pickerel Lake

Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut80 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

10 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

80 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
10 ft max depth
Public access

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Pickerel Lake in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 80 acres.

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Pickerel Lake is a 80-acre lake in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut with a maximum depth of 10 feet (6-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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

What Pickerel Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickerel Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pickerel Lake 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 Pickerel Lake

These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Pickerel 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. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

10 ft

Average depth

6 ft

Surface area

80 acres

Shoreline

2.6 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by CT DEEP

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Pickerel LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Pickerel Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Pickerel Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

Nuisance exotic species

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CT4710-06-1-L1_01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Pickerel Lake

Where is Pickerel Lake?: Pickerel Lake 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 Pickerel Lake?: Pickerel Lake in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 80 acres.
Is Pickerel Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickerel Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pickerel Lake?: Pickerel Lake has a maximum depth of 10 feet and an average depth of 6 feet. The lake covers 80 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Pickerel Lake?: Pickerel Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Pickerel Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Pickerel Lake?: Pickerel Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. 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.