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Chatham, New Hampshire, United States
VERIFY WATER CONDITIONS, ACCESS, DEPTH, AND EXITS BEFORE ENTERING*
Emerald Pool is a reported waterfall / freshwater jump spot in Chatham, New Hampshire, United States. Jump height, landing depth, and access conditions must be checked on site before anyone treats the water as usable.
Sources emphasize cold water, slippery rock, a small landing area, and the need to check depth and current carefully before anyone jumps from the surrounding ledges. Treat this page as a planning guide and verify current conditions before visiting.
Overview
Emerald Pool is described as a clear Evans Notch gorge pool where cold green water and surrounding rock edges create a compact swimming and jump spot.
Quick Answer
Emerald Pool is a reported waterfall / freshwater jump spot in Chatham, New Hampshire, United States. Jump height, landing depth, and access conditions must be checked on site before anyone treats the water as usable.
Key Takeaway
Sources emphasize cold water, slippery rock, a small landing area, and the need to check depth and current carefully before anyone jumps from the surrounding ledges. Treat this page as a planning guide and verify current conditions before visiting.
Quick Answer
Emerald Pool is a reported waterfall / freshwater jump spot in Chatham, New Hampshire, United States. Jump height, landing depth, and access conditions must be checked on site before anyone treats the water as usable.
Key Takeaway
Sources emphasize cold water, slippery rock, a small landing area, and the need to check depth and current carefully before anyone jumps from the surrounding ledges. Treat this page as a planning guide and verify current conditions before visiting.
Conditions and planning notes
Depth is not verified by iCliffDive. Inspect from the water and never assume a reported swimming hole is deep enough for jumping.
Use the Emerald Pool trail only after checking trail conditions, water temperature, recent rain, and whether the gorge pool can be inspected safely before entry.
Approach details come from public source notes and should be checked against current trail conditions, closures, parking rules, and weather.
Primary hazards include variable depth, current or river flow, slippery rock, submerged objects, crowding, limited exits, and posted restrictions.
Rock takeoffs can be slick, uneven, crowded, or restricted. Use only legal, stable, inspected takeoffs with a confirmed landing and exit.
Sources emphasize cold water, slippery rock, a small landing area, and the need to check depth and current carefully before anyone jumps from the surrounding ledges.

Map location
Use the source location details as a starting point until exact coordinates are added.
Emerald Pool sits in Chatham, New Hampshire, United States and is described as a Evans Notch gorge pool with emerald water, bedrock jump edges, and a short forest approach. The saved sources provide enough location and usage context for a planning page, but the public copy should stay careful about what is known versus what still needs local verification. Conditions can change quickly at natural-water spots. Rain, flood release, snowmelt, algae, crowding, debris, watercraft, and changing exits can make an older photo or video a poor guide for today's conditions. Before planning a jump, verify legal access, parking, current water level, landing depth, submerged hazards, footing, takeoff options, and a clean exit from the water. Walk away if depth, flow, visibility, rules, or exits cannot be checked directly.
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