Fresh Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)

Fresh Pond
Fresh Pond Fresh Pond
Location	Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°54′18″N 70°33′42″W
Type	Pond
Primary outflows	unnamed brook
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	62 acres (25 ha)
Average depth	12 ft (3.7 m)
Max. depth	30 ft (9.1 m)
Settlements	Churchill Landing neighborhood of Manomet

Fresh Pond is a 62-acre (250,000 m²) pond in the Manomet section of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The average depth is 12 feet (3.7 m) and the maximum depth is 30 feet (9.1 m). The southern shore of the pond is located in the Churchill Landing neighborhood, south of Manomet's business district and Manomet Bluffs, west of Fisherman's Landing, north of Cedar Bushes and Shallow Pond, and east of Beaver Dam Pond. Route 3A runs along the southeastern shore of the pond to its most southeastern point where it shoots away at a sharp curve known as the Brown Bear Curve, named after a defunct motel along the shore at that curve. A public beach, boat ramp, and a Native American burial site are located on the western shore of the pond on Bartlett Road, which has two intersections with Route 3A. The closer intersection is south of the Brown Bear Curve, while the other intersection is one mile (1.6 km) north, north of Manomet's business district. The pond is hydrologically associated with a cranberry bog operation located to the west of the pond. An unnamed brook (locally called "Hell's River" by some) heads west through the cranberry bog and ultimately leading to Beaver Dam Brook is the outflow of the pond.

External links

• "MassWildlife - Pond Maps" (PDF). (58.1 KiB)
• Town of Plymouth Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches