What are mesotrophic lakes in Vermont?

76 mesotrophic lakes in Vermont. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

What does mesotrophic mean?

Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Mesotrophic Lakes in Vermont

Most well-managed working lakes register as mesotrophic — the band that balances productivity with clarity. 76 lakes in Vermont sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes sit in the middle of the phosphorus and chlorophyll-a range: productive but still clear, with readings that rarely reach the EPA's poorest condition class.

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	TSI
1	Lake St. Catherine	Rutland	15.4 ft	-	40
2	Malletts Bay Lake	Chittenden	13.8 ft	-	40
3	Peacham Pond	Caledonia	15.6 ft	-	38
4	Wallingford Pond	Rutland	7.1 ft	-	45
5	Lake Groton	Caledonia	13.1 ft	-	40
6	Rescue Lake	Windsor	15.1 ft	-	38
7	Lake Hortonia	Rutland	14.8 ft	-	41
8	Coles Pond	Caledonia	11.8 ft	-	39
9	Sabin Pond	Washington	15.7 ft	-	37
10	Lake Raponda	Windham	11.3 ft	-	40
11	Curtis Pond	Washington	15.3 ft	-	40
12	Lake Fairlee	Orange	21.7 ft	-	39
13	Lake Morey	Orange	19.7 ft	-	39
14	South Pond	Windham	14.8 ft	-	40
15	South Pond	Lamoille	15.4 ft	-	37
16	Lake Eden	Lamoille	12.8 ft	-	41
17	Lake Mirror	Washington	21.3 ft	-	37
18	Joes Pond	Caledonia	13.5 ft	-	41
19	Lake Dunmore	Addison	16.4 ft	-	39
20	Sunset Lake	Orange	-	-	41
21	Stratton Pond	Windham	8.2 ft	-	43
22	Chipman Lake	Rutland	9.4 ft	-	44
23	Lake Elmore	Lamoille	9.8 ft	-	43
24	Lake Salem	Orleans	13.1 ft	-	41
25	Cole Pond	Windham	9.8 ft	-	40
26	Lake Greenwood	Washington	18 ft	-	39
27	Perch Pond	Rutland	20.3 ft	-	37
28	Holland Pond	Orleans	7.9 ft	-	44
29	Miles Pond	Essex	13.1 ft	-	39
30	Big Pond	Bennington	7.5 ft	-	44
31	Lake Parker	Orleans	13.1 ft	-	43
32	Halls Lake	Orange	13.9 ft	-	42
33	Elfin Lake	Rutland	10.8 ft	-	43
34	Waterbury Reservoir	Washington	-	-	38
35	Fairfield Pond	Franklin	19.7 ft	-	39
36	Lake Ninevah	Rutland	8.2 ft	-	41
37	Lake Mansfield	Lamoille	6.9 ft	-	44
38	East Long Pond	Washington	20.7 ft	-	39
39	Lakota Lake	Windsor	8 ft	-	42
40	Hapgood Pond	Bennington	9.2 ft	-	42
41	Norton Pond	Essex	7.9 ft	-	42
42	Clyde Pond	Orleans	9.4 ft	-	43
43	Danby Pond	Rutland	2 ft	-	51
44	Little Hosmer Pond	Orleans	-	-	38
45	Fosters Pond	Caledonia	-	-	41
46	Little Pond	Bennington	7.2 ft	-	43
47	Grout Pond	Windham	8.5 ft	-	43
48	Stamford Pond	Bennington	9.5 ft	-	43
49	Haystack Pond	Windham	9.6 ft	-	41
50	Forester Pond	Windham	5.9 ft	-	44
51	Otter Creek Section Lake	Addison	9.8 ft	-	45
52	Valley Lake	Washington	24.4 ft	-	39
53	Little Pond	Rutland	4.9 ft	-	47
54	Burlington Bay Lake	Chittenden	14.8 ft	-	41
55	South Bay Lake	Orleans	4.4 ft	-	51
56	Lake Memphremagog	Orleans	10.5 ft	-	45
57	Northeast Arm Lake	Franklin	13.5 ft	-	45
58	Port Henry Section Lake	Addison	10.8 ft	-	44
59	Indian Brook Reservoir	Chittenden	12.1 ft	-	46
60	Great Hosmer Pond	Orleans	20.3 ft	-	42
61	Shelburne Bay Lake	Chittenden	14.1 ft	-	41
62	High Pond	Rutland	21.3 ft	-	40
63	Branch Pond	Bennington	7.9 ft	-	47
64	Hardwood Pond	Lamoille	6.9 ft	-	47
65	Ticklenaked Pond	Caledonia	8.9 ft	-	45
66	Martins Pond	Caledonia	12.1 ft	-	45
67	Lake Runnemede	Windsor	8.2 ft	-	47
68	Isle la Motte Lake	Grand Isle	15.1 ft	-	42
69	Gillett Pond	Chittenden	3.1 ft	-	54
70	Forest Lake	Essex	4.1 ft	-	50
71	Silver Lake	Windsor	13.1 ft	-	43
72	Colchester Pond	Chittenden	8.9 ft	-	45
73	Fern Lake	Addison	20.7 ft	-	42
74	Spring Lake	Rutland	21.3 ft	-	40
75	West Mountain Pond	Essex	-	-	48
76	Pond Known by Vtdec As Goulds	Windsor	4.3 ft	-	53

All mesotrophic lakes →Minnesota version →Wisconsin version →Illinois version →Michigan version →Iowa version →Ohio version →Pennsylvania version →New York version →Missouri version →Indiana version →North Dakota version →South Dakota version →Florida version →Colorado version →North Carolina version →Texas version →Oregon version →Arkansas version →Oklahoma version →Kansas version →Nebraska version →Nevada version →Arizona version →Idaho version →Montana version →New Mexico version →Tennessee version →Alabama version →Virginia version →Kentucky version →Utah version →Washington version →Wyoming version →Georgia version →Massachusetts version →Ontario version →Québec version →Nova Scotia version →British Columbia version →Newfoundland and Labrador version →All Vermont lakes →

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.