Lake Cochituate
Middlesex County, Massachusetts196 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
- 65 ft max depth
Lake Cochituate in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 65 ft. Surface area: 196 acres.
Lake Cochituate is a 196-acre lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 65 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Cochituate is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water65 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Cochituate is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nuisance exotic species, oxygen depletion (low DO), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Cochituate 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 Lake Cochituate
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Lake Cochituate, 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
65 ft
Surface area
196 acres
Shoreline
3.7 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Cochituate 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, Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA82020 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Cochituate
Where is Lake Cochituate?
- Lake Cochituate is a lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Cochituate?
- Lake Cochituate in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 65 ft. Surface area: 196 acres.
Is Lake Cochituate safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Cochituate is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nuisance exotic species, oxygen depletion (low DO), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Cochituate?
- Lake Cochituate has a maximum depth of 65 feet. The lake covers 196 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Cochituate come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database