Sampson Pond
Plymouth County, Massachusetts296 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 15 ft max depth
Sampson Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 296 acres.
Sampson Pond is a 296-acre lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 15 feet.
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. Sampson Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, nuisance exotic species, pesticides. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sampson 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 Sampson Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Sampson 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
15 ft
Surface area
296 acres
Shoreline
3.7 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Sampson 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, Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA95125 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Sampson Pond
Where is Sampson Pond?
- Sampson Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sampson Pond?
- Sampson Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 296 acres.
Is Sampson Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sampson Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, mercury, nuisance exotic species, pesticides. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sampson Pond?
- Sampson Pond has a maximum depth of 15 feet. The lake covers 296 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Sampson 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