Fort Meadow Reservoir
Middlesex County, Massachusetts58 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
Fort Meadow Reservoir in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 58 acres.
Fort Meadow Reservoir is a 58-acre lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fort Meadow Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pesticides. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Fort Meadow Reservoir 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 Fort Meadow Reservoir
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Fort Meadow Reservoir, 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
58 acres
Shoreline
1.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Fort Meadow Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Fort Meadow Reservoir 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: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA82042 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Fort Meadow Reservoir
Where is Fort Meadow Reservoir?
- Fort Meadow Reservoir 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 Fort Meadow Reservoir?
- Fort Meadow Reservoir in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 58 acres.
Is Fort Meadow Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fort Meadow Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pesticides. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Fort Meadow Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database