Sandy Pond
Middlesex County, Massachusetts69 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 30 ft max depth
Sandy Pond in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 29.9 ft. Surface area: 69 acres.
Sandy Pond is a 69-acre lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 30 feet (14-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. Sandy Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for algal growth, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sandy 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 Sandy Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Sandy 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
29.9 ft
Average depth
13.8 ft
Surface area
69 acres
Shoreline
1.4 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Sandy Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA81117 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Sandy Pond
Where is Sandy Pond?
- Sandy Pond is a lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sandy Pond?
- Sandy Pond in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 29.9 ft. Surface area: 69 acres.
Is Sandy Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sandy Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for algal growth, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sandy Pond?
- Sandy Pond has a maximum depth of 29.9 feet and an average depth of 13.8 feet. The lake covers 69 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Sandy 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