Mary's Pond, also known as Marys Pond, is an
kettle pond
A kettle (also known as a kettle hole, kettlehole, or pothole) is a depression or hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. The kettles are formed as a result of blocks of dead ice left behind by retreating g ...
in
Rochester, Massachusetts
Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,717 at the 2020 census.
Rochester is a part of the South Coast (Massachusetts), South Coast region of Massachusetts which ...
, United States. The pond is located east of
Leonards Pond. The average depth is , and the maximum depth is . Rochester's town beach is located on the northwestern shore of the pond along Mary's Pond Road.
In 2011, amid plans to create a recreation area on the popular beach, a title search revealed that the beach was privately owned. Although the town of Rochester maintains Mary's Pond Road through an easement, and although the State of Massachusetts maintains the pond itself, the beach is now closed to the public.
References
External links
MassWildlife - Pond Map and infoEnvironmental Protection Agency
Ponds of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Rochester, Massachusetts
Ponds of Massachusetts
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