Stoughton Pond
Windsor County, Vermont65 acresView mapDirections
Vermont DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Stoughton Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Hydrologic alteration
- 27 ft max depth
- Limited data
Stoughton Pond in Windsor County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9 ft visibility. Surface area: 65 acres.
Stoughton Pond is a 65-acre lake in Windsor County, Vermont with an estimated average depth of about 27 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2024-04-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Stoughton Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stoughton Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for hydrologic alteration. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Stoughton Pond 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 Stoughton Pond
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Stoughton Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft. TSI 45.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 45 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~27 ft est.
Surface area
65 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Vermont has not published bathymetry for Stoughton Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
30 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
512 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Stoughton Pond
- Stoughton Pond Rec Area0.4 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Fishing Stoughton Pond
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2021–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Stoughton Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the North Branch Dam (completed 1960), built primarily for recreation on the North Branch Black River; earth-type dam, 75 ft tall and 900 ft long.
- Surface area
- 65 ac
- Normal storage
- 600 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 7,200 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 29 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- USACE - New England District
All listed purposes: Recreation;Flood Risk Reduction.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00286 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Stoughton Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit VT10-16L03_01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Stoughton Pond
Where is Stoughton Pond?
- Stoughton Pond is a lake in Windsor County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Stoughton Pond?
- Stoughton Pond in Windsor County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9 ft visibility. Surface area: 65 acres.
Is Stoughton Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stoughton Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for hydrologic alteration. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Stoughton Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Stoughton Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 27 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 65 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Stoughton Pond?
- Stoughton Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Stoughton Pond Rec Area. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
22 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ22 samples · 2021–2024
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles