Where is Somerset Reservoir?

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

Somerset Reservoir

Bristol County, Massachusetts172 acresView map Directions

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

Area

172 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Somerset Reservoir in Bristol County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 172 acres.

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Somerset Reservoir is a 172-acre lake in Bristol 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. Somerset Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Somerset Reservoir 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 Somerset Reservoir

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Somerset Reservoir, 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

172 acres

Shoreline

2.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Somerset Reservoir 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 MA62174 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Somerset Reservoir

Where is Somerset Reservoir?: Somerset Reservoir 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 Somerset Reservoir?: Somerset Reservoir in Bristol County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 172 acres.
Is Somerset Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Somerset Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.