Where is Hickory Hills Lake?

Hickory Hills Lake is a lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Hickory Hills Lake

Worcester County, Massachusetts310 acresView map Directions

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

Area

310 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

8.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Hickory Hills Lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 310 acres.

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Hickory Hills Lake is a 310-acre lake in Worcester 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. Hickory Hills Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hickory Hills 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.

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Water quality measurements for Hickory Hills Lake

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Hickory Hills 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

Surface area

310 acres

Shoreline

8.8 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Hickory Hills Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Hickory Hills Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA81031 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Hickory Hills Lake

Where is Hickory Hills Lake?: Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills Lake?: Hickory Hills Lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 310 acres.
Is Hickory Hills Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hickory Hills Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.