Clapps Pond
Barnstable County, Massachusetts40 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
Clapps Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 40 acres.
Clapps Pond is a 40-acre lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Clapps Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Clapps 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 Clapps Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Clapps 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
40 acres
Shoreline
2.1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Clapps Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Clapps Pond
- Coastal Acres Campground1.1 km
- Dunes Edge Campground2.3 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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Frequently asked questions about Clapps Pond
Where is Clapps Pond?
- Clapps Pond is a lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Clapps Pond?
- Clapps Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 40 acres.
Is Clapps Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Clapps Pond?
- Clapps Pond has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Coastal Acres Campground, Dunes Edge 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.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Clapps Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles