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

Dykes Pond

Essex County, Massachusetts107 acresView map Directions

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

Area

107 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Habitat alterations

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Dykes Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 107 acres.

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Dykes Pond is a 107-acre lake in Essex County, Massachusetts.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Dykes Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Dykes 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 Dykes Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Dykes 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

107 acres

Shoreline

4.7 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Dykes Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

Habitat alterations

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA93020 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Essex County

Haskell Pond0.6 miView →Wallace Pond1 miView →Fernwood Lake1.5 miView →Babson Reservoir3.7 miView →Niles Pond3.9 miView →Gravelly Pond4.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Dykes Pond

Where is Dykes Pond?: Dykes Pond is a lake in Essex County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Dykes Pond?: Dykes Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 107 acres.
Is Dykes Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Dykes Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.