Charge Pond
lake in United States of America
Charge Pond is a 23-acre (93,000 m2) warm water lake in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The lake has an average depth of 6 feet (1.8 m) and a maximum depth of 17 feet (5.2 m). It is located within a camping area in the southernmost section of Myles Standish State Forest, south of Fearing Pond, southwest of Abner Pond, and northwest of Little Long Pond. The lake is fed by groundwater and is the headwaters to Harlow Brook.
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