Vergennes Watershed Lake
Addison County, Vermont15 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Vermont DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
- Limited data
Vergennes Watershed Lake in Addison County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 15 acres.
Vergennes Watershed Lake is a 15-acre lake in Addison County, Vermont.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, VT DEC, last sampled 2021-04-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Vergennes Watershed Lake covers about 15 acres in Addison County. Vrbo is where to look for cabins and lake homes around Vergennes Watershed Lake, and Booking.com and Expedia search hotels near the lake for your dates.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Vergennes Watershed Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Vergennes Watershed Lake 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 Vergennes Watershed Lake
These are the measurements Vermont DEC publishes for Vergennes Watershed 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.
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Lake Details
Surface area
15 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Vergennes Watershed Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Vergennes Watershed Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Norton Brook (completed 1935), built primarily for recreation on the Little Otter Creek-Tr; earth-type dam, 36 ft tall and 354 ft long.
- Surface area
- 15 ac
- Normal storage
- 0 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 233 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.16 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- WATERSHED CENTER
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VT00102 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Vergennes Watershed Lake 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, Recreation, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit VT03-07L01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Vergennes Watershed Lake
Where is Vergennes Watershed Lake?
- Vergennes Watershed Lake is a lake in Addison County, Vermont. Its water-quality measurements are published by Vermont DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Vergennes Watershed Lake?
- Vergennes Watershed Lake in Addison County, Vermont has water-quality measurements published by Vermont DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 15 acres.
Is Vergennes Watershed Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Vergennes Watershed Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
1VTDECWQ5 samples · 2021
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