Plainfield Pond
Hampshire County, Massachusetts60 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 9 ft max depth
Plainfield Pond in Hampshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8.9 ft. Surface area: 60 acres.
Plainfield Pond is a 60-acre lake in Hampshire County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 9 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. Plainfield Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Plainfield 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 Plainfield Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Plainfield 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
8.9 ft
Average depth
4.9 ft
Surface area
60 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Plainfield 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 MA33017 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Plainfield Pond
Where is Plainfield Pond?
- Plainfield Pond is a lake in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Plainfield Pond?
- Plainfield Pond in Hampshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8.9 ft. Surface area: 60 acres.
Is Plainfield Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Plainfield Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Plainfield Pond?
- Plainfield Pond has a maximum depth of 8.9 feet and an average depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 60 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Plainfield 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