Ezekiel Pond
Plymouth County, Massachusetts322 acresView mapDirections
MassDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Ezekiel Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Impaired · Mercury
- 40 ft max depth
- Limited data
Ezekiel Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Surface area: 322 acres.
Ezekiel Pond is a 322-acre mesotrophic lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 11 other monitored lakes in Plymouth County, Ezekiel Pond ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP, last sampled 2018-09-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ezekiel Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Ezekiel 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 Ezekiel Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Ezekiel 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. Chlorophyll-a 5 µg/L. TSI 46.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 5µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 46 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~40 ft est.
Surface area
322 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Massachusetts has not published bathymetry for Ezekiel Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
3 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
59 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing Ezekiel Pond
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2012–2018).
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-6.52 µg/L/yr4 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Ezekiel Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the White Island Pond Dam, built primarily for irrigation on the Red Brook; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall and 90 ft long.
- Surface area
- 322 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,550 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,550 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 2.79 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- MA Department of Fish and Game
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MA00037 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.63 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Ezekiel Pond 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: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA95051 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Ezekiel Pond
Where is Ezekiel Pond?
- Ezekiel 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 Ezekiel Pond?
- Ezekiel Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Surface area: 322 acres.
Is Ezekiel Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ezekiel Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Ezekiel Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Ezekiel Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 322 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
MASSDEP3 samples · 2018
Analytical methods
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)