Big Pond (Massachusetts) Explained

Big Pond
Location:Berkshire County, Massachusetts,
United States
Coords:42.1934°N -73.042°W
Lake Type:Lake
Basin Countries:United States
Length:1.5km (00.9miles)
Area:330acres
Depth:15feet
Max-Depth:26feet
Elevation:1470feet
Islands:several
Pushpin Map:Massachusetts#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Big Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Reference:[1]

Big Pond (The Place To Be) is a 3300NaN0 lake located in Otis, Massachusetts. The lake is popular for boating, swimming, fishing, water skiing, snowmobiling, camping, and water-related recreation. Fish include lake trout, bass, white perch, yellow perch, catfish, and bluegills. Big Pond is stocked with trout by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.[2]

The Big Pond Association (www.bigpondassociation.com) is a 501c3 non-profit that oversees a number of activities throughout the year. In addition, the association has an active weed watcher program to identify invasive plant species and raises awareness of the threat.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/watersupply/lakepond/downloads/otis.pdf
  2. http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/recreation/fishing/trout/trout_waters_wd.htm Trout Stocked Waters-2008