Pillings Pond
Essex County, Massachusetts98 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 6 ft max depth
Pillings Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.9 ft. Surface area: 98 acres.
Pillings Pond is a 98-acre lake in Essex County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 6 feet (3-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pillings Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pillings 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 Pillings Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Pillings 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
5.9 ft
Average depth
3 ft
Surface area
98 acres
Shoreline
3.3 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Pillings Pond 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, Recreation, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA93056 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pillings Pond
Where is Pillings Pond?
- Pillings Pond 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 Pillings Pond?
- Pillings Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.9 ft. Surface area: 98 acres.
Is Pillings Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pillings Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pillings Pond?
- Pillings Pond has a maximum depth of 5.9 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 98 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Pillings 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