Mary's Pond

Mary's Pond, also known as Marys Pond, is an 81-acre (330,000 m²) kettle pond in Rochester, Massachusetts. The pond is located east of Leonards Pond. The average depth is 12 feet (3.7 m), and the maximum depth is 32 feet (9.8 m). Rochester's town beach is located on the northwestern shore of the pond along Mary's Pond Road. Car top boats and canoes can be launched from the town beach.

Mary’s Pond
Location	Rochester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°45′20″N 70°47′30″W
Type	Kettle pond, sometimes called a “Morning Glory Pond” because of its circular shape. It has no inflow or outflow and is dependent on groundwater and rainfall.
Primary inflows	none
Primary outflows	none
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	81 acres (33 ha)
Average depth	12 ft (3.7 m)
Max. depth	32 ft (9.8 m)

The public beach is now closed. The town of Rochester Massachusetts maintains Mary's Pond Road. The State of Massachusetts oversees the water in Mary's Pond and keeps the pond stocked with fish. But who owns the beach? For most of the 20th century, Mary's Pond was a prime beach location for South-Eastern Massachusetts residents. It was always assumed that the Mary's Pond beach belonged to Plymouth County. Plans were laid by Rochester town officials to create a recreation area at Mary's Pond. As it turns out, a title search was made before the recreational area plans could proceed, months later it was discovered that since 1925 the beach at Mary's Pond has belonged to members of the Hiller family. The public beach at Mary's Pond never was public... and now it is closed.[1]

References

Thomas, Rachel G. (January 11, 2011). "Mary's Pond beach is private". SouthCoast Today. Standard Times. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

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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

Agawam River Watershed	Fawn Pond Glen Charlie Pond Halfway Pond Little Long Pond (Plymouth) Long Pond (Plymouth) Mill Pond (Wareham) Spectacle Pond (Wareham)
Connecticut River Watershed	Brooks Pond Browning Pond Quaboag Pond Thompson Pond
Eel River Watershed	Boot Pond Cooks Pond Forge Pond Great South Pond Gunners Exchange Pond Hoyts Pond Island Pond (Plymouth) Russell Millpond
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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