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

How deep is Flax Pond?

Flax Pond has a maximum depth of 73.8 feet. The lake covers 47 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Flax Pond?

Flax Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Nickerson State Park 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.

Flax Pond

Barnstable County, Massachusetts47 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

73.8 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

47 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
74 ft max depth

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Flax Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 73.8 ft. Surface area: 47 acres.

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Flax Pond is a 47-acre lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 74 feet.

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

What Flax Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby
Deep water73.8 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Flax Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Flax 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 Flax Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Flax 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

Max depth

73.8 ft

Surface area

47 acres

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Flax Pond

Nickerson State Park Campground1.0 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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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA96091 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Barnstable County

Cliff Pond0.7 miView →Little Cliff Pond0.9 miView →Baker Pond1.2 miView →Cahoon Pond2.8 miView →Mill PondHypereutrophic2.9 miView →Crystal Lake2.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Flax Pond

Where is Flax Pond?: Flax 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 Flax Pond?: Flax Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 73.8 ft. Surface area: 47 acres.
Is Flax Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Flax Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Flax Pond?: Flax Pond has a maximum depth of 73.8 feet. The lake covers 47 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Flax Pond?: Flax Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Nickerson State Park 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.