Moores Pond
Franklin County, Massachusetts39 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 24 ft max depth
Moores Pond in Franklin County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 24 ft. Surface area: 39 acres.
Moores Pond is a 39-acre lake in Franklin County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 24 feet (11-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Moores Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Moores 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.
Water quality measurements for Moores Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Moores 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
Max depth
24 ft
Average depth
10.8 ft
Surface area
39 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Moores Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA35048 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Moores Pond
Where is Moores Pond?
- Moores Pond is a lake in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Moores Pond?
- Moores Pond in Franklin County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 24 ft. Surface area: 39 acres.
Is Moores Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Moores Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Moores Pond?
- Moores Pond has a maximum depth of 24 feet and an average depth of 10.8 feet. The lake covers 39 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Moores Pond 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