Monponsett Pond

Lake in Massachusetts, United States of America

42°0′22.25″N 70°50′34.72″W / 42.0061806°N 70.8429778°W / 42.0061806; -70.8429778Primary outflowsStump BrookBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface areaWestern: 282 acres (1.14 km²)
Eastern: 246 acres (1.00 km²)Average depth7 ft (2.1 m)Max. depth13 ft (4.0 m)

Monponsett Pond, also called Monponsett Lake and the Twin Lakes, originally one lake is dissected by route 58 into a system of two ponds, West and East, mostly in Halifax, Massachusetts, with a small portion of West Monponsett Pond extending into Hanson. The western basin is 308 acres (1.25 km²), and the eastern basin is 272 acres (1.10 km²). The average depth of both ponds is seven feet and the maximum depth is 13 feet (4.0 m). The outflow is Stump Brook (Snaky River on some historical maps), located in the northwestern part of West Monponsett Pond, which flows in a southwest direction into Robbins Pond, which forms the headwaters of the Sautucket River, a tributary of The Taunton River. The pond is part of the Taunton River Watershed. Water from Monponsett is diverted into Silver Lake, the principal water supply for the City of Brockton. Water diversions from Monponsett into Silver lake are not permitted during the summer months from June 1 - September 30. Diversions are only allowed during the months of October through May.

Route 58 bisects the two ponds. A paved boat launching ramp to West Monponsett Pond is on this highway north of White Island Road. White Island in the center of the pond is known to have been the fishing camp of Wamsutta, brother of Chief Metacomet (also known as King Philip). A culvert connecting the two ponds is nearby. Route 106 runs close to the southern shore of East Monponsett Pond, and Route 36 abuts the southeast corner of East Monponsett Pond, where there is a paved launching ramp. Access to West Monponsett Pond for larger boats can be found off of route 58, and for smaller boats there is an unpaved ramp off Lingan Street. Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base is located on this pond.

External links

"MassWildlife - Pond Maps and Info" (PDF). (65.3 KiB)

Lakes and ponds of Massachusetts by drainage system

Lakes

Connecticut River Watershed	Lake Monomonac Lake Wyola
Housatonic River Watershed	Lake Buel Lake Garfield Lake Onota
Merrimack River Watershed	Fairhaven Bay Haggetts Pond Lake Attitash Lake Boon Lake Cochichewick Lake Cochituate Lake Saltonstall Lost Lake Walden Pond
Providence River Watershed	Lake Quinsigamond
Taunton River Watershed	Assonet Bay Lake Nippenicket Lake Rico Lake Sabbatia Long Pond Pocksha Pond
Others	Buffumville Lake Charge Pond Chebacco Lake Crystal Lake Follins Pond Hickory Hills Lake Indian Lake Lake Ashmere Lake Chaubunagungamaug Lake Massapoag Lake Quannapowitt Lewis Lake Mystic Lakes Pine Lake Prankers Pond Silver Lake Wallum Lake Wenham Lake Whites Pond

Ponds

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Connecticut River Watershed	Brooks Pond Browning Pond Quaboag Pond Thompson Pond
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Jones River Watershed	Crossman Pond Furnace Pond Harrobs Corner Bog Pond Indian Head Pond Lower Chandler Pond Maquan Pond Oldham Pond Pembroke Street South Pond Reeds Millpond Russell Pond Silver Lake Upper Chandler Pond West Chandler Pond
Mattapoisett River Watershed	Long Pond Snipatuit Pond
Merrimack River Watershed	Tuxbury Pond
Taunton River Watershed	Assawompset Pond Great Quittacas Pond Little Quittacas Pond Monponsett Pond Robbins Pond Tispaquin Pond Watson Pond Watuppa Ponds Winnecunnet Pond
Wankinco River Watershed	East Head Reservoir Parker Mills Pond Tihonet Pond
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