Long Pond (Lakeville, Massachusetts)
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| Long Pond aka Lake Apponequet | |
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| Location | Lakeville and Freetown, Massachusetts |
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| Primary inflows | Stream fed from marshes |
| Primary outflows | Long Pond River, aka Snake River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 4 mi (6.4 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 1,721 acres (6.96 km²) |
| Average depth | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Surface elevation | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Islands | 3 (Lewis Island, Nelson Island, Goat Island) and Pankhurst canal island |
Long Pond is a lake/reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville and Freetown, in southeastern Massachusetts. It shares its waters with Assawompset Pond. These lakes provides a source of drinking water to the city of New Bedford, the largest city in southeastern Massachusetts. Long Pond is roughly one mile wide by four miles long, and contains three islands within its boundaries.In 1894 Assawompset Pond was dammed and increased the water depth by about five feet. This created Nelson Island and caused Sunken Island to disappear due to erosion. All that remains of Sunken Island are the rocks in a shallow area just to the north of Lewis Island. The largest island, Lewis Island, contains sixteen privately owned cottages, while the second largest island, Nelson Island,was purchased in 2005 and now is a year round private residence , The smallest island, Goat Island, was recently purchased from the boy scouts by a private citizen.these islands are private property and not for use by the public Along the perimeter of the lake are many homes and private access points for the lake. Long Pond is well known for fishing and boating.
At the northeast corner of the pond is a canal that meanders through the Parkhurst development and is navigatible by boat. There is a small bridge that allows foot and road traffic onto the artificial island. In the northwest corner is the river that feeds into Assawompset Pond, which winds through the marshland until it reaches a bridge on Route 18 too low to go under. The river, known locally as Snake River is narrow with many corners. In the early spring the marsh can be explored by kayak or canoe.
The pond has several large and potentially hazardous areas there is a sand bar that connects Nelson Island to the mainland that varies from inches to about 3 feet in the early spring and is sometimes fully exposed in the mid to late summer. Boaters Beware Because of the ponds shallow depth, on average around nine feet deep.There are many rocks. Not all of these rocks are clearly marked. The largest of these rocks is known as Acre Rock because of its approximate size. It is flat on its top, which lies close to the surface and sits midway between the east and west shores of the lake approximately 1/4 mile north of Hemlock Point at the southern end of the lake. Acre Rock is approximately at the town line separating Lakeville and Freetown.
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Taunton River Watershed |
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| Main river | |
| Tributaries |
Assonet River · Canoe River · Cedar Swamp River · Cocasset River · Cotley River · Forge River · Hockomock River · Matfield River · Mill River · Nemasket River · Rumford River · Salisbury Plain River · Satucket River · Segreganset River · Snake River · Taunton River · Three Mile River · Town River · Wading River · Winnetuxet River |
| Lakes/Ponds |
Assawompset Pond · Great Quittacas Pond · Little Quittacas Pond · Lake Nippenicket · Norton Reservoir · Lake Mirimichi · Lake Rico · Lake Sabbatia · Leach Pond · Long Pond · Pocksha Pond · Somerset Reservoir · Turnpike Lake · Watson Pond · Winnecunnet Pond |
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