Where is Great Pond Reservoir?

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

Great Pond Reservoir

Norfolk County, Massachusetts206 acresView map Directions

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

Area

206 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Habitat alterations

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Great Pond Reservoir in Norfolk County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 206 acres.

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Great Pond Reservoir is a 206-acre lake in Norfolk 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. Great Pond Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Great Pond 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.

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Water quality measurements for Great Pond Reservoir

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Great Pond 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

206 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Great Pond Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

Habitat alterations

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA74012 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Norfolk County

Great Pond Upper Reservoir0.7 miView →Sunset Lake1.7 miView →Old Quincy Reservoir1.9 miView →Ponkapoag PondMesotrophic2.5 miView →Houghtons Pond2.6 miView →Lake Holbrook4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Great Pond Reservoir

Where is Great Pond Reservoir?: Great Pond Reservoir is a lake in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Great Pond Reservoir?: Great Pond Reservoir in Norfolk County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 206 acres.
Is Great Pond Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Great Pond Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.