Sip Pond is a lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Sip Pond?

Sip Pond has a maximum depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 141 acres.

Sip Pond

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No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NHDES for this lake.

Max depth

5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

141 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
5 ft max depth

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Sip Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 141 acres.

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Sip Pond is a 141-acre lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sip Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Sip 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.

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Water quality measurements for Sip Pond

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Sip 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

5 ft

Surface area

141 acres

Shoreline

2.1 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

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EPA Impairment Status

Sip Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercurypH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK802020103-10 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Sip Pond

Where is Sip Pond?: Sip 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 Sip Pond?: Sip Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 141 acres.
Is Sip Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sip 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 Sip Pond?: Sip Pond has a maximum depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 141 acres.