Where is Farrar Pond?

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

Farrar Pond

Middlesex County, Massachusetts83 acresView map Directions

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

Area

83 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Farrar Pond in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 83 acres.

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Farrar Pond is a 83-acre lake in Middlesex 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. Farrar Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Farrar 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 Farrar Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Farrar 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

83 acres

Shoreline

3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Farrar Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA82036 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Middlesex County

Fairhaven Bay0.8 miView →Walden Pond1.9 miView →White Pond2.1 miView →Flints Pond2.5 miView →Heard Pond4.5 miView →Warners Pond4.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Farrar Pond

Where is Farrar Pond?: Farrar Pond is a lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Farrar Pond?: Farrar Pond in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 83 acres.
Is Farrar Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Farrar Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.