Pelham Lake
Franklin County, Massachusetts80 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 8 ft max depth
Pelham Lake in Franklin County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7.9 ft. Surface area: 80 acres.
Pelham Lake is a 80-acre lake in Franklin County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 8 feet (5-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. Pelham Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pelham 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.
Water quality measurements for Pelham Lake
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Pelham 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
Max depth
7.9 ft
Average depth
4.9 ft
Surface area
80 acres
Shoreline
2 mi
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Fishing Pelham Lake
EPA Impairment Status
Pelham Lake 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: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA33016 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pelham Lake
Where is Pelham Lake?
- Pelham Lake 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 Pelham Lake?
- Pelham Lake in Franklin County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7.9 ft. Surface area: 80 acres.
Is Pelham Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pelham Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pelham Lake?
- Pelham Lake has a maximum depth of 7.9 feet and an average depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 80 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Pelham Lake 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