Quaboag Pond
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  Quaboag Pond | |
| Location | Brookfield / East Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°11′14″N 72°04′05″W / 42.18722°N 72.06806°W |
| Type | Pond |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 537 acres (217 ha) |
| Average depth | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Shore length1 | 8.1 mi (13.0 km) |
| Surface elevation | 594 ft (181.05 m) |
| Settlements | East Brookfield, Brookfield |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Quaboag Pond is a 537-acre (2.17 km2) pond located a couple of miles south of and between
Description
The average depth is 7 feet (2.13 m) with the maximum depth about 10 feet (3.05 m). The water is brown in color and quite warm in the summertime. Non-native invasive plants cover substantial portions of this pond; the pond lies in a swampy area, also subject to the invasive species.
Local swamps feed Quaboag Pond as well as inflow from the
Fishing
Lake Lashaway, which flows into this pond, offers good fishing for many warm water fish. A survey conducted in 1994 showed thirteen species including Large and Small-mouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Brown and Yellow Bullhead, Golden Shiner, and Sucker. Lake Lashaway was stocked with Northern Pike in the past.
References
- Lake Lashaway information
- East Brookfield River information
- Quaboag Pond technical data
- Quaboag Quacumquasit Lake Association (QQLA)
- Historic photographs
External links
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