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

Jones Pond

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

Area

30 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Noxious aquatic plants

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Jones Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.

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Jones Pond is a 30-acre lake in Worcester 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. Jones Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Jones 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 Jones Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Jones 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

30 acres

Shoreline

2 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Noxious aquatic plantsNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation, Other.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA42030 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Jones Pond

Where is Jones Pond?: Jones Pond 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 Jones Pond?: Jones Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Jones Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Jones Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.