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

Woods Pond

Plymouth County, Massachusetts51 acresView map Directions

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

Area

51 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth

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Woods Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 51 acres.

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Woods Pond is a 51-acre lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Woods Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Woods 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 Woods Pond

These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Woods 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

51 acres

Shoreline

1.1 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Woods Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Algal growthTurbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA62220 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Woods Pond

Where is Woods Pond?: Woods Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Woods Pond?: Woods Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 51 acres.
Is Woods Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Woods Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.