Yokum Pond
Berkshire County, Massachusetts98 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
- 10 ft max depth
Yokum Pond in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 98 acres.
Yokum Pond is a 98-acre lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 10 feet (7-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Yokum Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Yokum 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 Yokum Pond
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Yokum 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
9.8 ft
Average depth
6.9 ft
Surface area
98 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Yokum Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MA32079 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Yokum Pond
Where is Yokum Pond?
- Yokum 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 Yokum Pond?
- Yokum Pond in Berkshire County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 98 acres.
Is Yokum Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Yokum Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Yokum Pond?
- Yokum Pond has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 98 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Yokum Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database