Shenipsit Lake
Capitol County, Connecticut529 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from CT DEEP for this lake.
- 65 ft max depth
Shenipsit Lake in Capitol County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 65 ft. Surface area: 529 acres.
Shenipsit Lake is a 529-acre lake in Capitol County, Connecticut with a maximum depth of 65 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Shenipsit Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water65 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shenipsit Lake 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 Shenipsit Lake
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Shenipsit Lake, 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
65 ft
Surface area
529 acres
Shoreline
7 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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Frequently asked questions about Shenipsit Lake
Where is Shenipsit Lake?
- Shenipsit Lake is a lake in Capitol County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shenipsit Lake?
- Shenipsit Lake in Capitol County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 65 ft. Surface area: 529 acres.
Is Shenipsit Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Shenipsit Lake?
- Shenipsit Lake has a maximum depth of 65 feet. The lake covers 529 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Shenipsit Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.