Where is Stoddard Pond?

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

How deep is Stoddard Pond?

Stoddard Pond has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 52 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Stoddard Pond?

Stoddard Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Otter River State Forest Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Stoddard Pond

Worcester County, Massachusetts52 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

8 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

52 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Noxious aquatic plants
8 ft max depth

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Stoddard Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 52 acres.

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Stoddard Pond is a 52-acre lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 8 feet.

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

What Stoddard Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stoddard Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for noxious aquatic plants. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Stoddard 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 Stoddard Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Stoddard 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

8 ft

Surface area

52 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Stoddard Pond

Otter River State Forest Campground1.8 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Noxious aquatic plants

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation, Other.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA35083 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Stoddard Pond

Where is Stoddard Pond?: Stoddard Pond is a lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Stoddard Pond?: Stoddard Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 52 acres.
Is Stoddard Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stoddard Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for noxious aquatic plants. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Stoddard Pond?: Stoddard Pond has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 52 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Stoddard Pond?: Stoddard Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Otter River State Forest Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.