How Healthy is Your Water?
41.414058, -70.945328

West End Pond (Cuttyhunk) Snapshot

53
out of 100
Bay Health Index (5-year average)
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53
53
out of 100

Supporting Data

West End Pond (Cuttyhunk): West End Pond (CI2)
Nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, algae, and water clarity measurements taken from a boat in the center of the pond. (41.414058, -70.945328)
Total Nitrogen
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen
Total Organic Nitrogen
Dissolved Oxygen
All Measurements
Average of Lowest 20%
Algal Pigments
Total Pigments
Water Clarity
Yearly Average
Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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Help the Buzzards Bay Coalition keep an eye on the health of the water in your community. Become a Baywatcher, and you can volunteer as a "citizen scientist" on the water this summer.

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Cuttyhunk Pumpout Opens, Boardwalk Installed

The pumpout encourages boaters to reduce the amount of untreated wastewater that would directly be discarded into the Bay and the boardwalk provides access to Barges and Channel beaches.

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The Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Horseneck Point Life-Saving station will soon welcome a new replica lifeboat from Newport’s IYRS School of Technology & Trades. The new replica is based on the Race Point Surfboat, the closest design to the original lifeboats that once patrolled the waters off Horseneck Point.

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Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: