Fosters Pond
Essex County, Massachusetts109 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 17 ft max depth
Fosters Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 17.4 ft. Surface area: 109 acres.
Fosters Pond is a 109-acre lake in Essex County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 17 feet.
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. Fosters Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Fosters 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 Fosters Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Fosters 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
17.4 ft
Surface area
109 acres
Shoreline
5 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Fosters 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: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA83005 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Fosters Pond
Where is Fosters Pond?
- Fosters 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 Fosters Pond?
- Fosters Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 17.4 ft. Surface area: 109 acres.
Is Fosters Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fosters Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fosters Pond?
- Fosters Pond has a maximum depth of 17.4 feet. The lake covers 109 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Fosters Pond 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