Horn Pond (Massachusetts)

Horn Pond is a 102-acre (41 ha) water body along the Aberjona River in Woburn, Massachusetts in the United States.[2] The pond is fed by several brooks and flows out via Horn Pond Brook to the Aberjona River and the Mystic Lakes, eventually reaching the Mystic River and the Atlantic Ocean. It was also traversed by the Middlesex Canal from 1802 to 1860.

Horn Pond
USGS Topographical Map showing Horn Pond.
LocationWoburn, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°28′11″N 71°09′23.1″W
TypeNatural great pond
Primary inflowsFowle Brook & Cummings Brook[1]
Primary outflowsHorn Pond Brook to Aberjona River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area102 acres (0.2 sq mi)[2]
Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Average transparency: 6 ft (1.8 m)[2]
Max. depth40 ft (12.2 m)[2]
Surface elevation139 ft (42.4 m)
SettlementsWoburn, Massachusetts

Yellow perch were the most common species recorded at Horn Pond in a 1982 survey, with additional species, including: largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, bluegill, killifish, chain pickerel, golden shiner, carp, white sucker, brook trout, yellow bullhead, brown bullhead and black crappie. Trout (primarily rainbows, but also browns and brookies) have been stocked in the past, with more fish and trout in the fall.[2]

References
  1. Google (15 April 2014). "Horn Pond (Massachusetts)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. Energy and Environmental Affairs (February 1008). "Horn Pond (Woburn)" (PDF). Massachusetts office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved 15 April 2014.


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