Lake Garfield
Berkshire County, Massachusetts257 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 30 ft max depth
Lake Garfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 257 acres.
Lake Garfield is a 257-acre lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 30 feet (16-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Garfield is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Garfield is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Garfield 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 Garfield
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Lake Garfield, 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
30 ft
Average depth
16.1 ft
Surface area
257 acres
Shoreline
5.3 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 Garfield 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 MA21040 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Garfield
Where is Lake Garfield?
- Lake Garfield is a lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Garfield?
- Lake Garfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 257 acres.
Is Lake Garfield safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Garfield is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Garfield?
- Lake Garfield has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 16.1 feet. The lake covers 257 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Garfield 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