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Watershed: The 2685-acre watershed is mostly in Edgartown, with a small area in West Tisbury.
Pond: The pond has an area of 208 acres, a mean depth of 6.6 feet, and a tidal range of 0.5 ft.
Water Quality: The Martha's Vineyard Commision has categorized this pond as Compromised. Eelgrass is limited and has not been mapped in the pond. Total organic nitrogen is high, there is strong stratification, and a significant algae bloom has been documented.Few oysters present.
The barrier beach is opened roughly twice per year to allow fresh ocean water inflow usually in the fall and spring. Depending on tides and wave action the barrier beach usually closes the opening in 2-3 weeks.
Pond: The pond has an area of 208 acres, a mean depth of 6.6 feet, and a tidal range of 0.5 ft.
Water Quality: The Martha's Vineyard Commision has categorized this pond as Compromised. Eelgrass is limited and has not been mapped in the pond. Total organic nitrogen is high, there is strong stratification, and a significant algae bloom has been documented.Few oysters present.
The barrier beach is opened roughly twice per year to allow fresh ocean water inflow usually in the fall and spring. Depending on tides and wave action the barrier beach usually closes the opening in 2-3 weeks.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°21'50"N 70°35'59"W
- Edgartown Great Pond 2.8 km
- Green Pond 24 km
- Allens Pond 39 km
- Great Herring Pond 50 km
- Snipatuit Pond 53 km
- Little Quittacas Pond 56 km
- Great Quittacas Pond 57 km
- Pocksha Pond 59 km
- Worden Pond 83 km
- Watchoug Pond 92 km
- Manuel F. Correllus State Forest 3.4 km
- Martha's Vineyard 4.7 km
- Edgartown, Massachusetts 6.2 km
- Katama Section of Edgartown, MA 6.7 km
- West Tisbury, Massachusetts 6.9 km
- Outer Edgartown Harbor 10 km
- Chilmark, Massachusetts 10 km
- Chappaquiddick Island 10 km
- Cape Poge Pond 12 km
- Gosnold, Massachusetts 24 km