Searsburg Reservoir
Bennington County, Vermont30 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- Limited data
Searsburg Reservoir in Bennington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Searsburg Reservoir is a 30-acre lake in Bennington County, Vermont.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2024-04-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Searsburg Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Searsburg Reservoir 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 Searsburg Reservoir
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Searsburg 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.
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Lake Details
Surface area
30 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Searsburg Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Searsburg Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Searsburg (completed 1922), built primarily for hydroelectric on the Deerfield River; other-type dam, 50 ft tall and 612 ft long.
- Surface area
- 30 ac
- Normal storage
- 412 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 412 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 90 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Great River Hydro, LLC
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00026 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Searsburg Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 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 VT12-04L05 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Searsburg Reservoir
Where is Searsburg Reservoir?
- Searsburg Reservoir is a lake in Bennington County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Searsburg Reservoir?
- Searsburg Reservoir in Bennington County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Searsburg Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Searsburg Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ8 samples · 2023–2024
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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database