Silver Lake
Norfolk County, Massachusetts42 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
- 6 ft max depth
Silver Lake in Norfolk County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6 ft. Surface area: 42 acres.
Silver Lake is a 42-acre lake in Norfolk County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 6 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. Silver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. 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.
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
Max depth
6 ft
Surface area
42 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Silver Lake 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 MA51150 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Silver Lake
Where is Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake is a lake in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6 ft. Surface area: 42 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 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake has a maximum depth of 6 feet. The lake covers 42 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Silver Lake 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