Where is Lake Gardner?

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

Lake Gardner

Essex County, Massachusetts103 acresView map Directions

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

Area

103 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Habitat alterations

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Lake Gardner in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 103 acres.

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Lake Gardner is a 103-acre lake in Essex 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. Lake Gardner is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Gardner 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 Lake Gardner

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Lake Gardner, 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

103 acres

Shoreline

4 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Habitat alterations

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA84018 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Gardner

Where is Lake Gardner?: Lake Gardner 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 Lake Gardner?: Lake Gardner in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 103 acres.
Is Lake Gardner safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Gardner is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.