Backgarden Pond
Dorchester County, Maryland347 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MDE for this lake.
Backgarden Pond in Dorchester County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 347 acres.
Backgarden Pond is a 347-acre lake in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Backgarden 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 Backgarden Pond
These are the measurements MDE publishes for Backgarden 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
Surface area
347 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Backgarden Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Backgarden Pond
Where is Backgarden Pond?
- Backgarden Pond is a lake in Dorchester County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Backgarden Pond?
- Backgarden Pond in Dorchester County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 347 acres.
Is Backgarden 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
Measurements for Backgarden Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.