Orleans Pond Coalition

Orleans, Massachusetts

Gould Pond

Gould Pond (photo: Clyde Hanyen)
Gould Pond setting
  • Pond area: 5.5 acres
  • Maximum depth: 12.7 ft (3.9 m)
  • Location:  Gould Pond is located to the west of Route 28 and to the north of Lisa’s Way
  • Water access, parking:  none; Gould Pond lies completely within the Wellhead Protection Area for Orleans drinking water wells. Access is via Orleans Water Dept facilities, only with explicit permission of Orleans Water Dept.
  • Boat ramp / boat access:  none
  • Recreational Uses:  no
  • Fishing:  no

Other Fun Facts:

  • A small (1.3 acre) unnamed pond to the northwest may occasionally have a surface water connection to Gould Pond.
  • Plymouth Gentian (Sabatia kennedyana), a rare flower with pink petals and a yellow center,  has been known to bloom along the pond shoreline during low water years. 

Gould Pond bathymetry map (depth in feet)

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Thanks in advance from your friends at the Orleans Pond Coalition

About Orleans Pond Coalition

Orleans Pond Coalition, Inc. is a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the saltwater estuaries and freshwater ponds and lakes of Orleans. Our work includes offering educational programs to encourage mindful land use practices, sponsoring water quality research, working with community, regional and state organizations to formulate constructive policies to protect our … Learn More

Our Mission

Orleans Pond Coalition is dedicated to the protection and health of our shared watersheds, estuaries, ponds and lakes.

Orleans   Pond   Coalition

PO  Box  2485

Orleans,   MA   02653

OrleansPondCoalition@gmail.com