Where is Hawkes Pond?

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

Hawkes Pond

Essex County, Massachusetts68 acresView map Directions

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

Area

68 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Turbidity

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Hawkes Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 68 acres.

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Hawkes Pond is a 68-acre lake in Essex County, Massachusetts.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

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

Whether Hawkes 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 Hawkes Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Hawkes 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

Surface area

68 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA93032 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Hawkes Pond

Where is Hawkes Pond?: Hawkes 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 Hawkes Pond?: Hawkes Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 68 acres.
Is Hawkes Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hawkes Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.