Jamaica Pond
Suffolk County, Massachusetts67 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
- 50 ft max depth
Jamaica Pond in Suffolk County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 50 ft. Surface area: 67 acres.
Jamaica Pond is a 67-acre lake in Suffolk County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 50 feet (25-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Jamaica Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water50 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Jamaica Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Jamaica 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 Jamaica Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Jamaica 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
50 ft
Average depth
24.9 ft
Surface area
67 acres
Shoreline
1.4 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Jamaica 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.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA72052 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Jamaica Pond
Where is Jamaica Pond?
- Jamaica Pond is a lake in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Jamaica Pond?
- Jamaica Pond in Suffolk County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 50 ft. Surface area: 67 acres.
Is Jamaica Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Jamaica Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Jamaica Pond?
- Jamaica Pond has a maximum depth of 50 feet and an average depth of 24.9 feet. The lake covers 67 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Jamaica 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