Snipatuit Pond
Plymouth County, Massachusetts644 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 10 ft max depth
Snipatuit Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 644 acres.
Snipatuit Pond is a 644-acre lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 10 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. Snipatuit Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Snipatuit 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 Snipatuit Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Snipatuit 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
10 ft
Surface area
644 acres
Shoreline
6.8 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Snipatuit Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA95137 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Snipatuit Pond
Where is Snipatuit Pond?
- Snipatuit Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Snipatuit Pond?
- Snipatuit Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10 ft. Surface area: 644 acres.
Is Snipatuit Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Snipatuit Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Snipatuit Pond?
- Snipatuit Pond has a maximum depth of 10 feet. The lake covers 644 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Snipatuit 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