| Buckmaster Pond | |
|---|---|
  Buckmaster Pond | |
| Location | Westwood, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°12′30″N71°13′53″W / 42.20833°N 71.23139°W /42.20833; -71.23139 |
| Type | kettlepond |
| Part of | Charles River Watershed |
| Primary outflows | Rock Meadow Brook |
| Surface area | 36.4 ares (0.364 ha) |
| Max. depth | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
Buckmaster Pond is akettle pond located inWestwood,Massachusetts.
The pond is a kettle, a small pond created by glacial melt-water during thelast glacial maximum. It is named after John Buckmaster, an early settler who died in 1752 and was the first person to be buried in the Old Westwood Cemetery.[1] The pond appears in historical records as early as 1827, when it was used forbaptisms.
In 1885, when Westwood was part of the town ofDedham as the Parish of West Dedham, the water rights of the pond were sold to the neighboring town ofNorwood. The anger around selling off of a local water source was a contributing reason for the parish to split from Dedham, which is when Westwood was incorporated as a town in 1897.[2] Norwood built a pumping station and continued to use the pond as a water source until the late 1970s, when it was discontinued due to unidentified contamination and cheaper water being available from the water district that would become theMWRA.[3]
Along with kayaking and boating, the pond is a popular local fishing site. The fish includingbrown trout,largemouth bass,chain pickerel, andcatfish have been caught in the pond.
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