Adkins Pond
Wicomico County, Maryland17 acresView mapDirections
MDE publishes the water-quality measurements for Adkins Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- Limited data
Adkins Pond in Wicomico County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Surface area: 17.2 acres.
Adkins Pond is a 17-acre lake in Wicomico County, Maryland.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2016-03-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Adkins Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Adkins Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Maryland Department of the Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Adkins Pond
These are the measurements MDE publishes for Adkins Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility. TSI 77.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 77 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
17 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Adkins Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Adkins Pond
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2014–2015). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Stable2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Adkins Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Powellville Dam (completed 1940), built primarily for water supply on the Adkins Race; earth-type dam, 9 ft tall and 550 ft long.
- Surface area
- 17.2 ac
- Normal storage
- 77 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 186 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 32 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- MD DOT-State Highway Admin District 1
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MD00015 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Adkins Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MD-021302030648-Adkins_Pond · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Adkins Pond
Where is Adkins Pond?
- Adkins Pond is a lake in Wicomico County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Adkins Pond?
- Adkins Pond in Wicomico County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Surface area: 17.2 acres.
Is Adkins Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Adkins Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
272 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2014–2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples272 samples · 2014–2016
Monitoring station identifiers (4)
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