Where is Lovers Lake?

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

Lovers Lake

Barnstable County, Massachusetts37 acresView map Directions

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

Area

37 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Turbidity

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Lovers Lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 37 acres.

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Lovers Lake is a 37-acre lake in Barnstable 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. Lovers Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lovers Lake 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 Lovers Lake

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Lovers Lake, 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

37 acres

Shoreline

1.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lovers Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA96186 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Barnstable County

Stillwater PondEutrophic0.4 miView →White Pond0.7 miView →Goose Pond1.2 miView →Oyster Pond1.5 miView →Bucks Creek Marshes1.7 miView →Mill Pond2.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lovers Lake

Where is Lovers Lake?: Lovers Lake is a lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lovers Lake?: Lovers Lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 37 acres.
Is Lovers Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lovers Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.