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

Dean Pond

Worcester County, Massachusetts64 acresView map Directions

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

Area

64 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth

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Dean Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.

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Dean Pond is a 64-acre lake in Worcester 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. Dean Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Dean 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 Dean Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Dean 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

64 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Dean 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 growthTurbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA36050 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Dean Pond

Where is Dean Pond?: Dean Pond 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 Dean Pond?: Dean Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.
Is Dean Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Dean Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.