Furnace Pond is a pond in

Pembroke, Massachusetts Pembroke is a small historic town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Pembroke is a South Shore suburb of the Boston metropolitan area. The town is located about halfway between Boston and Cape Cod. The town is considered rural wi ...

. The pond is located southeast of Oldham Pond which is connected to Furnace Pond by an inlet, and east of

Great Sandy Bottom Pond Great Sandy Bottom Pond is a reservoir in Pembroke, Massachusetts. The reservoir is located south of Oldham Pond and Furnace Pond, and north of Little Sandy Bottom Pond. The reservoir is a Class A public water supply Water supply is the pro ...

. The maximum depth is nine feet. The pond is a Class A Public Water Source for the Brockton Water Commission. Water from this pond is diverted into

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through Tubbs Meadow Brook, the pond's outflow, whenever there is a

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there. The Furnace Pond Neighborhood Association maintains a semi-public beach along the pond.

External links

South Shore Coastal Watersheds - Lake AssessmentsEnvironmental Protection AgencyMassWildlife – Pond Map and Info
Ponds of Plymouth County, Massachusetts Pembroke, Massachusetts Ponds of Massachusetts {{PlymouthCountyMA-geo-stub