Round Pond
Orleans County, VermontView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- Limited data
Round Pond in Orleans County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported.
Round Pond is a lake in Orleans County, Vermont. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2022-05-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Round Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Round Pond
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Round 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.
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Fishing Round Pond
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1.1 µg/L/yr2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-1.4 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Round Pond
Where is Round Pond?
- Round Pond is a lake in Orleans County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Round Pond?
- Round Pond in Orleans County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported.
Is Round Pond 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
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ5 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- EPA approved Alternate Test Procedure for 4500 P H. Has a 28 day hold without acid preservation.
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
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.