Stump Pond (Pembroke, Massachusetts)

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File:North facing view of Stump Pond.jpg

Stump Pond, also known as Reservoir MA 94127,{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit |url=https://www3.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater/ma/tms4noi/pembroke.pdf |access-date=January 8, 2024}} was a {{convert|113|acre|km2|adj=on}} reservoir in Pembroke, Massachusetts in the East Pembroke section of the town, east of the northern end of the Routes 14 and 53, west of Keene Pond and southwest of Arnold School Pond. Today, the area is part of the Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area.{{Cite web |title=Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area |url=https://www.nsrwa.org/listing/burrage-pond-wildlife-management-area/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108225121/https://www.nsrwa.org/listing/burrage-pond-wildlife-management-area/ |archive-date=2024-01-08 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=North and South Rivers Watershed Association |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Conserving the Irreplaceable: Open Space and Recreation Plan - Pembroke, MA 2019 |url=https://www.pembroke-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3666/f/uploads/pembroke_open_space_recreation_plan_-_2019.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108230047/https://www.pembroke-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3666/f/uploads/pembroke_open_space_recreation_plan_-_2019.pdf |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |page=361}}

History

Stump Pond formed when Stump Brook—also known as Herring Brook or Swan Lake{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=Kezia |date=2008-04-28 |title=Searching for the Source of th South River |url=https://www.nsrwa.org/searching-for-the-source-of-th-south-river/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=North and South Rivers Watershed Association |language=en-US}}—was dammed for water power.{{Cite web |title=Indian Crossway Conservation Area |url=https://www.nsrwa.org/listing/indian-crossway-conservation-area/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=North and South Rivers Watershed Association |language=en-US}} Stump Brook is part of both the part of the Satucket and Taunton River watersheds.{{Cite web |last=Lori |date=2021-03-01 |title=6 Walking Trails with Surprising Histories |url=https://www.nsrwa.org/6-walking-trails-with-surprising-histories/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=North and South Rivers Watershed Association |language=en-US}} Before the dam, it was connected to Monponsett Pond.

It was last sold to the city of Pembroke by the "Cranberry Conservation Corps" in April 2012 for $1.3 million as part of a larger, 268.49 acre piece of land.Address: 0 PLEASANT STREET

Parcel ID: F12-16

Old Parcel ID: F12-17,18,--E12-38,46

NBC: D

LUC: 930

Legal reference for the sale: 41255-60

- https://www.mapsonline.net/pembrokema/index.html#x=-7881000.623069,5172818.099936,-7876414.401373,5175094.490185

- https://pembroke.patriotproperties.com/Summary.asp?AccountNumber=5009

References

External links

[http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro_v2.wcontrol?p_id305b=MA94127 Environment Protection Agency]

Category:Lakes of Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Category:Pembroke, Massachusetts

Category:Reservoirs in Massachusetts