Baldpate Pond
Essex County, Massachusetts59 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 41 ft max depth
Baldpate Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 41 ft. Surface area: 59 acres.
Baldpate Pond is a 59-acre lake in Essex County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 41 feet (17-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Baldpate Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water41 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Baldpate Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Baldpate Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Baldpate Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Baldpate 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
Max depth
41 ft
Average depth
17.1 ft
Surface area
59 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Baldpate Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA91001 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Baldpate Pond
Where is Baldpate Pond?
- Baldpate Pond is a lake in Essex County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Baldpate Pond?
- Baldpate Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 41 ft. Surface area: 59 acres.
Is Baldpate Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Baldpate Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Baldpate Pond?
- Baldpate Pond has a maximum depth of 41 feet and an average depth of 17.1 feet. The lake covers 59 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Baldpate Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database