Squibnocket Pond

Squibnocket Pond State of the Pond Reports

     Year 2020

     Year 2019

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 Impaired. 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.
 

Up-Island 208 Project

The 208 Equivalency Report (aka Up-Island Management plan) is a comprehensive review of water quality and habitat conditions in five Up-Island watersheds. The information presented in the report is intended to provide criteria to Up-Island communities as they establish baseline assessment of existing conditions and finalize their nitrogen mitigation plans.

Massachusetts Estuaries Project Study

Currently under study.
 

Implementation

No projects as yet.
 

Pond Association

Squibnocket Pond Advisory Committee

Office location:

Office location:

The Stone Building
33 New York Avenue
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Telephone: 508-693-3453
Fax: 508-693-7894

Mailing Address

Mailing address:

Martha's Vineyard Commission
P.O. Box 1447
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

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