Where is Silver Lake?

Silver Lake is a lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Silver Lake

Berkshire County, Massachusetts27 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.

Area

27 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · PCBs

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Silver Lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 27 acres.

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Silver Lake is a 27-acre lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Silver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Silver Lake 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.

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Water quality measurements for Silver Lake

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Silver Lake, 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

27 acres

Shoreline

1 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Silver Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Silver Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

PCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA21097 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Berkshire County

Onota Lake2.5 miView →Pontoosuc Lake3.1 miView →Mud Pond3.8 miView →Farnham Reservoir4.7 miView →Center Pond4.6 miView →Richmond Pond5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Silver Lake

Where is Silver Lake?: Silver Lake is a lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Silver Lake?: Silver Lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 27 acres.
Is Silver Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Silver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.