Check out our 2019 state of the pond report!
Watershed
The 1,229-acre watershed is in Aquinnah and Chilmark.
Pond
The pond has an area of 603 acres, a mean depth of 4.7 feet, and a zero tidal range.
Water Quality
The MVC categorized this pond as Compromised. Historically eelgrass is not known to be in the pond. Nitrogen load is high, transparency is periodically very low. The pond contains oysters and has a substantial herring run.
Massachusetts Estuaries Project Study
Currently under study.
Implementation
No projects as yet.
Pond Association
Squibnocket Pond Advisory Committee