Saugatuck Reservoir
Fairfield County, Connecticut868 acresView mapDirections
CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Saugatuck Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Limited data
Saugatuck Reservoir in Fairfield County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.9 µg/L. Surface area: 868 acres.
Saugatuck Reservoir is a 868-acre mesotrophic lake in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Fairfield County, Saugatuck Reservoir ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2023-09-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
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. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Saugatuck Reservoir 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.
Water quality measurements for Saugatuck Reservoir
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Saugatuck Reservoir, 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 10 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5.9 µg/L. TSI 43.
| 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 | 10µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 5.9µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
868 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Saugatuck Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Saugatuck Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Samuel P. Senior Dam (completed 1941), built primarily for water supply on the Saugatuck River; concrete-type dam, 130 ft tall and 990 ft long.
- Surface area
- 868 ac
- Normal storage
- 36,800 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 42,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 34.6 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00108 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Saugatuck Reservoir
Where is Saugatuck Reservoir?
- Saugatuck Reservoir is a lake in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Saugatuck Reservoir?
- Saugatuck Reservoir in Fairfield County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.9 µg/L. Surface area: 868 acres.
Is Saugatuck Reservoir 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
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- Connecticut Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection
CT_DEP01_WQX10 samples · 2023
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen by Colorimetry
- 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.