Whites Pond
Hartford County, Connecticut10 acresView mapDirections
CT DEEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Whites Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Whites Pond in Hartford County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 149.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13.2 µg/L. Surface area: 10 acres.
Whites Pond is a 10-acre lake in Hartford County, Connecticut.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-08-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Whites Pond 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 Whites Pond
These are the measurements CT DEEP publishes for Whites 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. Phosphorus 149.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 13.2 µg/L. TSI 66.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 150µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 13.2µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 66 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
10 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Whites Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Whites Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Whites Pond Dam (completed 1926), built primarily for recreation on the Austin Brook Trib; earth-type dam, 20 ft tall and 200 ft long.
- Surface area
- 10 ac
- Normal storage
- 120 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 120 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Town of Suffield
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CT00281 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Whites Pond
Where is Whites Pond?
- Whites Pond is a lake in Hartford County, Connecticut. Its water-quality measurements are published by CT DEEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Whites Pond?
- Whites Pond in Hartford County, Connecticut has water-quality measurements published by CT DEEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 149.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13.2 µg/L. Surface area: 10 acres.
Is Whites Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
7 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- Connecticut Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection
CT_DEP01_WQX7 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen by Colorimetry
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
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.