Glen Echo Lake
Worcester County, Massachusetts115 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
- 21 ft max depth
Glen Echo Lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 21 ft. Surface area: 115 acres.
Glen Echo Lake is a 115-acre lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 21 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. Glen Echo Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Glen Echo Lake 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 Glen Echo Lake
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Glen Echo Lake, 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
21 ft
Surface area
115 acres
Shoreline
3.2 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Glen Echo Lake 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.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA41017 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Glen Echo Lake
Where is Glen Echo Lake?
- Glen Echo Lake is a lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Glen Echo Lake?
- Glen Echo Lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 21 ft. Surface area: 115 acres.
Is Glen Echo Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Glen Echo Lake 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 Glen Echo Lake?
- Glen Echo Lake has a maximum depth of 21 feet. The lake covers 115 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Glen Echo Lake 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