Shad Factory Pond
Bristol County, Massachusetts31 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Hydrologic alteration
Shad Factory Pond in Bristol County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Shad Factory Pond is a 31-acre lake in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Shad Factory Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for hydrologic alteration, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shad Factory 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 Shad Factory Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Shad Factory 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
Surface area
31 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Shad Factory Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Shad Factory 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.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA53005 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Shad Factory Pond
Where is Shad Factory Pond?
- Shad Factory Pond is a lake in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shad Factory Pond?
- Shad Factory Pond in Bristol County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Is Shad Factory Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Shad Factory Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for hydrologic alteration, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Shad Factory 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