Pickerel Pond
Belknap County, New Hampshire77 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 25 ft max depth
Pickerel Pond in Belknap County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 24.9 ft. Surface area: 77 acres.
Pickerel Pond is a 77-acre lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 25 feet (13-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickerel Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pickerel Pond 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 Pond
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Pickerel 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
Max depth
24.9 ft
Average depth
12.5 ft
Surface area
77 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Pickerel Pond 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: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700020201-03 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pickerel Pond
Where is Pickerel Pond?
- Pickerel Pond is a lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pickerel Pond?
- Pickerel Pond in Belknap County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 24.9 ft. Surface area: 77 acres.
Is Pickerel Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickerel Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pickerel Pond?
- Pickerel Pond has a maximum depth of 24.9 feet and an average depth of 12.5 feet. The lake covers 77 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Pickerel Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database