College Pond
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College Pond is a 53 acres (214,483.6 m²) natural kettlehole
pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, located in the Myles Standish State Forest
northeast of East Head Reservoir
, Three Cornered Pond
, New Long Pond
and Barrett Pond
, and north of Fearing Pond
. There is a swimming beach and picnic area along the north shore of the pond.
Kettle (geology)
A kettle is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.-Overview:...
pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, located in the Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest is state forest located in the towns of Plymouth and Carver in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately 45 miles south of Boston...
northeast of East Head Reservoir
East Head Reservoir
East Head Reservoir, also known as East Head Pond, is a pond in Carver and Plymouth, Massachusetts, within the Myles Standish State Forest, located northeast of the forest headquarters, east of Barrett Pond, southwest of New Long Pond and College Pond, and northwest of Fearing Pond. The reservoir...
, Three Cornered Pond
Three Cornered Pond
Three Cornered Pond is a pond in the Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pond is located northeast of New Long Pond and southwest of College Pond. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants.-External links:*...
, New Long Pond
New Long Pond
New Long Pond is a pond in the Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pond is located northeast of East Head Reservoir and southwest of College Pond and Three Cornered Pond. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants....
and Barrett Pond
Barrett Pond (Carver, Massachusetts)
Barrett Pond is a , warm water pond in the Myles Standish State Forest in Carver, Massachusetts, located less than ½ mile north of the forest headquarters, west of East Head Reservoir, and southwest of College Pond in Plymouth. The pond has an average depth of six feet and a maximum depth of . Most...
, and north of Fearing Pond
Fearing Pond
Fearing Pond, also erroneously named on some maps as Fearings Pond , is a natural kettlehole pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The average depth is ten feet and the maximum depth is...
. There is a swimming beach and picnic area along the north shore of the pond.