Furnace Pond (Pembroke, Massachusetts)
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Furnace Pond is a 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) pond in Pembroke, Massachusetts
. The pond is located southeast of Oldham Pond
which is connected to Furnace Pond by an inlet, and east of Great Sandy Bottom Pond
.The maximum depth is nine feet. The pond is a Class A Public Water Source for the Brockton
Water Commission. Water from this pond is diverted into Silver Lake
through Tubbs Meadow Brook, the pond's outflow, whenever there is a water shortage there. The Furnace Pond Neighborhood Association maintains a semi-public beach along the pond.
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,927 at the 2000 census.The southwestern section of Pembroke is also known as Bryantville...
. The pond is located southeast of Oldham Pond
Oldham Pond (Massachusetts)
Oldham Pond is a pond in Pembroke and Hanson, Massachusetts. The pond is a tributary to Furnace Pond. There are three islands located in the middle of the pond, the largest of which is named Monument Island. On the Pembroke side of the pond, Oldham Village lies along the eastern shore, and Oldham...
which is connected to Furnace Pond by an inlet, and east of Great Sandy Bottom Pond
Great Sandy Bottom Pond
Great Sandy Bottom Pond is a reservoir in Pembroke, Massachusetts. The reservoir is located south of Oldham Pond and Furnace Pond, and north of Little Sandy Bottom Pond...
.The maximum depth is nine feet. The pond is a Class A Public Water Source for the Brockton
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
Water Commission. Water from this pond is diverted into Silver Lake
Silver Lake (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Silver Lake is a lake in Pembroke, Kingston, and Plympton, Massachusetts, south of Route 27 and east of Route 36. The Pembroke/Plympton town line is entirely within the lake, and a portion of the western shoreline of the lake is the town line with Halifax. The lake is the principal water supply...
through Tubbs Meadow Brook, the pond's outflow, whenever there is a water shortage there. The Furnace Pond Neighborhood Association maintains a semi-public beach along the pond.