Where is Wakeby Pond?

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

Wakeby Pond

Barnstable County, Massachusetts353 acresView map Directions

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

Area

353 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Wakeby Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 353 acres.

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Wakeby Pond is a 353-acre lake in Barnstable 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. Wakeby Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Wakeby 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 Wakeby Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Wakeby 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

Surface area

353 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Wakeby Pond 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 MA96346 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Wakeby Pond

Where is Wakeby Pond?: Wakeby Pond is a lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wakeby Pond?: Wakeby Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 353 acres.
Is Wakeby Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wakeby Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.