Where is Slough Pond?

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

Slough Pond

Barnstable County, Massachusetts28 acresView map Directions

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

Area

28 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Slough Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 28 acres.

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Slough Pond is a 28-acre lake in Barnstable 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. Slough Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Slough 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.

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Water quality measurements for Slough Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Slough 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

28 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Slough Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA96298 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Barnstable County

Williams PondEutrophic0.3 miView →Higgins Pond0.4 miView →Gull Pond0.8 miView →Long Pond1.6 miView →Great Pond1.9 miView →Great Pond9.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Slough Pond

Where is Slough Pond?: Slough Pond is a lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Slough Pond?: Slough Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 28 acres.
Is Slough Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Slough Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.