Boot Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Boot Pond

Plymouth County, Massachusetts69 acresView map Directions

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

Area

69 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.4 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth

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Boot Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 69 acres.

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Boot Pond is a 69-acre lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Boot Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Boot 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.

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Water quality measurements for Boot Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Boot 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

69 acres

Shoreline

2.4 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Boot Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Algal growthOxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA94016 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Plymouth County

Great South Pond0.7 miView →Gunners Exchange Pond0.6 miView →Little South Pond1.4 miView →Cooks PondHypereutrophic1.7 miView →College Pond2 miView →Russell Millpond1.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Boot Pond

Where is Boot Pond?: Boot Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Boot Pond?: Boot Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 69 acres.
Is Boot Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Boot Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.