Upper Spectacle Pond
Berkshire County, Massachusetts53 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
- 33 ft max depth
Upper Spectacle Pond in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 32.5 ft. Surface area: 53 acres.
Upper Spectacle Pond is a 53-acre lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 33 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Spectacle Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water32.5 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Spectacle Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Spectacle 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 Upper Spectacle Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Upper Spectacle 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
32.5 ft
Surface area
53 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Upper Spectacle Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA31044 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Spectacle Pond
Where is Upper Spectacle Pond?
- Upper Spectacle Pond is a lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Spectacle Pond?
- Upper Spectacle Pond in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 32.5 ft. Surface area: 53 acres.
Is Upper Spectacle Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Spectacle Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Upper Spectacle Pond?
- Upper Spectacle Pond has a maximum depth of 32.5 feet. The lake covers 53 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upper Spectacle 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