Vinica Pond
Hampden County, Massachusetts11 acresView mapDirections
MassDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Vinica Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Limited data
Vinica Pond in Hampden County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.2 µg/L. Surface area: 10.6 acres.
Vinica Pond is a 11-acre mesotrophic lake in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Hampden County, Vinica Pond ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP, last sampled 2016-08-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Vinica 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 Vinica Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Vinica 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. Chlorophyll-a 5.2 µg/L. TSI 47.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 5.2µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 47 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
11 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Vinica Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Vinica Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Vinica Pond Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Vinica Brook; earth-type dam, 13 ft tall and 335 ft long.
- Surface area
- 10.6 ac
- Normal storage
- 36 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 105 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- The Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MA00538 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Vinica Pond
Where is Vinica Pond?
- Vinica Pond is a lake in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Vinica Pond?
- Vinica Pond in Hampden County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.2 µg/L. Surface area: 10.6 acres.
Is Vinica Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
MASSDEP3 samples · 2016
Analytical methods
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.