Sugden Reservoir
Worcester County, Massachusetts90 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 15 ft max depth
Sugden Reservoir in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 90 acres.
Sugden Reservoir is a 90-acre lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 15 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sugden Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sugden 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.
Water quality measurements for Sugden Reservoir
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Sugden 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
Max depth
15 ft
Surface area
90 acres
Shoreline
2.2 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Sugden Reservoir 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: Recreation, Other.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA36150 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Sugden Reservoir
Where is Sugden Reservoir?
- Sugden Reservoir 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 Sugden Reservoir?
- Sugden Reservoir in Worcester County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 90 acres.
Is Sugden Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sugden Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sugden Reservoir?
- Sugden Reservoir has a maximum depth of 15 feet. The lake covers 90 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Sugden Reservoir 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