Schumaker Pond
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Schumaker Pond is a 35-acre pond created by damming Beaverdam Creek, in Wicomico County, Maryland.[1] The pond is owned by the City of Salisbury and is on the eastern end of the Salisbury City Park.[1][2] The maximum water depth is 5 feet near the dam, in the old creek channel.[1] In the 1950s-60s Schumaker Pond was popular for swimming, but swimming has since been banned due to the large quantities of E-Coli bacteria in the water.[3] Since then, the pond is often used for fishing.[2]
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Schumaker Pond | |
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Location | Wicomico County, Maryland, United States |
Type | Pond |
Primary inflows | Beaverdam Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 35 acres (14 hectares) |
Average depth | Up to 5 feet (2 meters) near the dam |
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The dam is located on Beaverdam Creek approximately 1.5 miles downstream from Parker Pond within the Wicomico River drainage basin.[4]