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The pond is located on the border of Canton and Randolph, Massachusetts about a half mile south of Route 128 and a half mile east of Route 138. It has a maximum depth of seven feet and an average depth of four feet. As would be expected on a pond this shallow, aquatic vegetation is pervasive and very abundant.
The Ponkapoag Camp of Appalachian Mountain Club is a camp of the Appalachian Mountain Club located on the eastern shore of Ponkapoag Pond in Randolph, Massachusetts. [2] The camp consists of a collection of 20 cabins, dispersed across a wooded area, that typically sleep 4-6 people. No electricity or potable water is available at the camp.
Historic marker on Massachusetts Route 138 indicating the northern boundary of the Ponkapoag Plantation or settlement. Ponkapoag / ˈ p ɒ ŋ k ə p ɔː ɡ /, also Punkapaug, [1] Punkapoag, Ponkhapoag [2] or Punkapog, is the name of a Native American "praying town" settled in the late 17th century western Blue Hills area of eastern Massachusetts by persons who had accepted Christianity.
Little Pond: In the interior of Martha's Vineyard, the park is the focus of one of the largest environmental restoration projects in the country. Massasoit State Park: Bristol: 1,207 acres 488 ha: Lake Rico, Furnace Pond, King's Pond, Middle Pond, Little Bearhole Pond, and Big Bearhole Pond: Maudslay State Park: Essex: 483 acres 195 ha: 1985 ...
Crystal Lake is a 33-acre (130,000 m 2) natural great pond located in Newton, Massachusetts. [1] Its shores, mostly lined with private homes, also host two small parks and a designated swimming area with a bathhouse. The public is not allowed to swim outside of the small swimming area. [2] [3]
The Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag is a cultural heritage group that claims descendancy from the Massachusett people, an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. [ 2 ] While they identify as a Native American tribe , they are unrecognized , meaning they are neither a federally recognized tribe [ 3 ] nor a state-recognized tribe .
Including the pond swamp north of the causeway The North and South Watuppa Ponds together represent a complete 7.5 to 8 mile body of water. The South Watuppa Pond contains 1,551 acres (1446 acres [4]), and is the third-largest naturally occurring body of water within Massachusetts. [5] The trumpet-shaped pond is about 3.0 miles long.
It is normally safe for swimming. Boats are allowed on the lake. This shallow, 360-acre (1.5 km 2) enlarged natural great pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet (9.1 m) and an average depth of 11 feet (3.4 m). The shoreline is extensively developed; roads and cottages, two or three rows deep in places, virtually ring the entire lake, as well as a ...