Scott Pond
Cheshire County, New Hampshire80 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 2 ft max depth
Scott Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 2 ft. Surface area: 80 acres.
Scott Pond is a 80-acre lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 2 feet.
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. Scott Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Scott 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 Scott Pond
These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Scott 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
2 ft
Surface area
80 acres
Shoreline
3.1 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Scott Pond 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.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK802020102-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Scott Pond
Where is Scott Pond?
- Scott Pond is a lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Scott Pond?
- Scott Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 2 ft. Surface area: 80 acres.
Is Scott Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Scott Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Scott Pond?
- Scott Pond has a maximum depth of 2 feet. The lake covers 80 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Scott 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