Mesotrophic Lakes in Massachusetts

38 mesotrophic lakes in Massachusetts. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Most well-managed working lakes register as mesotrophic — the band that balances productivity with clarity. 38 lakes in {{stateName}} sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes tend to grade B or C on the LakeGrade rubric — the productive-but-clear band lines up with the middle of the letter grades.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	TSI
1	Silver Lake	Plymouth	A	-	-	41
2	Long Pond	Barnstable	A	-	-	46
3	Gaston Pond	Worcester	A	-	-	43
4	Vinica Pond	Hampden	A	-	-	45
5	Card Pond	Berkshire	A	-	-	43
6	Queen Lake	Worcester	A	-	-	41
7	Roaring Brook Lake	Franklin	A	-	-	42
8	Wrights Reservoir	Worcester	A	-	-	41
9	Ashley Lake	Berkshire	A	-	-	45
10	Quacumquasit Pond	Worcester	A	-	-	43
11	Hamilton Reservoir	Hampden	A	-	-	41
12	Atkins Reservoir	Franklin	A	-	-	45
13	Webster Lake	Worcester	A	-	-	44
14	Damon Pond	Hampshire	A	-	-	44
15	Lily Pond	Worcester	A	-	-	46
16	Crystal Lake	Essex	A	-	-	41
17	Crystal Lake	Worcester	A	-	-	42
18	Walden Pond	Essex	A	-	-	41
19	Fitchburg Reservoir	Middlesex	A	-	-	41
20	Ponkapoag Pond	Norfolk	A	-	-	41
21	Fort Pond	Worcester	A	-	-	45
22	Lower Crow Hill Pond	Worcester	A	-	-	41
23	Wankinco River Lake	Plymouth	A	-	-	44
24	White Pond	Barnstable	A	-	-	41
25	Chebacco Lake	Essex	A	-	-	46
26	Long Pond	Worcester	B	-	-	48
27	Long Pond	Barnstable	B	-	-	48
28	Little River Lake	Worcester	B	-	-	48
29	Buckley-Dunton Lake	Berkshire	B	-	-	50
30	Metacomet Lake	Hampshire	B	-	-	47
31	Sargent Pond	Worcester	B	-	-	47
32	Field Pond	Essex	B	-	-	49
33	Cambridge Reservoir	Middlesex	B	-	-	47
34	Nabnasset Pond	Middlesex	B	-	-	48
35	Ezekiel Pond	Plymouth	B	-	-	46
36	Shubael Pond	Barnstable	B	-	-	49
37	Island Pond	Plymouth	B	-	-	48
38	Chebacco Lake	Essex	B	-	-	48

All mesotrophic lakes →Minnesota version →Wisconsin version →Illinois version →Michigan version →Iowa version →Ohio version →Pennsylvania version →New York version →Missouri version →Indiana version →North Dakota version →South Dakota version →Florida version →Colorado version →North Carolina version →Vermont version →Texas version →Oregon version →Arkansas version →Oklahoma version →Kansas version →Nebraska version →Nevada version →Arizona version →Idaho version →Montana version →New Mexico version →Tennessee version →Alabama version →Virginia version →Kentucky version →Utah version →Washington version →Wyoming version →Georgia version →All Massachusetts lakes →

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.