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

How deep is Wash Pond?

Wash Pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 171 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Wash Pond?

Wash Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Sunset Park Campground. 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.

Wash Pond

Rockingham County, New Hampshire171 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

30 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

171 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
30 ft max depth

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Wash Pond in Rockingham County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 171 acres.

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Wash Pond is a 171-acre lake in Rockingham County, New Hampshire with a maximum depth of 30 feet (13-foot average).

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

What Wash Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby
Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wash Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Wash 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 Wash Pond

These are the measurements NHDES publishes for Wash 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

30 ft

Average depth

13.1 ft

Surface area

171 acres

Shoreline

2.8 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Wash Pond

Sunset Park Campground1.2 km

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 Wash Pond

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EPA Impairment Status

Wash Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NHLAK700061101-03-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Wash Pond

Where is Wash Pond?: Wash Pond is a lake in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Its water-quality measurements are published by NHDES and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wash Pond?: Wash Pond in Rockingham County, New Hampshire has water-quality measurements published by NHDES, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 171 acres.
Is Wash Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wash Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Wash Pond?: Wash Pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 171 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Wash Pond?: Wash Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Sunset Park Campground. 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.