Schumaker Pond
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] Today, the pond is often used for fishing.[2]
Aquatic life[]
Hydrilla verticillata has been documented in the pond since 1990 and typically reaches 100% coverage.[1] Nine species of fish have been identified in the pond:
- Largemouth bass[1]
- Bluegill sunfish[1]
- Creek chubsucker[1]
- Golden shiner[1]
- Pumpkinseed sunfish[1]
- Chain pickerel[1]
- Black crappie[1]
- Brown bullhead[1]
- American eel[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESOURCES (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 1994. pp. I-4 through I-6. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Schumaker Pond – SBY Parks & Recreation Committee". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Schumaker Pond". Wicomico River Stewardship Initiative. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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- Bodies of water of Wicomico County, Maryland
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