Polliwog Pond
Franklin County, New York214 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 54 ft max depth
Polliwog Pond in Franklin County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 54 ft. Surface area: 214 acres.
Polliwog Pond is a 214-acre lake in Franklin County, New York with a maximum depth of 54 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Polliwog Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water54 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Polliwog Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Polliwog Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Polliwog Pond
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Polliwog 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
54 ft
Surface area
214 acres
Shoreline
5 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Polliwog 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: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY1003-0090 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Polliwog Pond
Where is Polliwog Pond?
- Polliwog Pond is a lake in Franklin County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Polliwog Pond?
- Polliwog Pond in Franklin County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 54 ft. Surface area: 214 acres.
Is Polliwog Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Polliwog Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Polliwog Pond?
- Polliwog Pond has a maximum depth of 54 feet. The lake covers 214 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Polliwog 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