Brookhaven Lake
Worcester County, Massachusetts34 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Turbidity
- 6 ft max depth
Brookhaven Lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6 ft. Surface area: 34 acres.
Brookhaven Lake is a 34-acre lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 6 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Brookhaven Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Brookhaven Lake 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 Brookhaven Lake
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Brookhaven Lake, 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
6 ft
Surface area
34 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Brookhaven Lake 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: Recreation, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA36021 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Brookhaven Lake
Where is Brookhaven Lake?
- Brookhaven Lake is a lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Brookhaven Lake?
- Brookhaven Lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6 ft. Surface area: 34 acres.
Is Brookhaven Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Brookhaven Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Brookhaven Lake?
- Brookhaven Lake has a maximum depth of 6 feet. The lake covers 34 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Brookhaven Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database