Big Pool is a lake in Washington County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Big Pool?

Big Pool has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including McCoy's Ferry Campground, McCoys Ferry Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Big Pool

Washington County, Maryland93 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MDE for this lake.

Area

93 acres

Surface area

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Big Pool in Washington County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 93 acres.

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Big Pool is a 93-acre lake in Washington County, Maryland.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Pool is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Big Pool 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.

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Water quality measurements for Big Pool

These are the measurements MDE publishes for Big Pool, 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

93 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Pool, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Big Pool

McCoy's Ferry Campground3.8 kmReserve
McCoys Ferry Campground4.1 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Big Pool

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Frequently asked questions about Big Pool

Where is Big Pool?: Big Pool is a lake in Washington County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Pool?: Big Pool in Washington County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 93 acres.
Is Big Pool safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Big Pool?: Big Pool has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including McCoy's Ferry Campground, McCoys Ferry Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.