Schumaker Pond is a 35-acre pond created by damming Beaverdam Creek, in Wicomico County, Maryland. The pond is owned by the City of Salisbury. Maximum lake depth is 5 feet near the dam in old creek channel.
Aquatic lifeEdit
Hydrilla verticillata has been documented in the pond since 1990 and typically reaches 100% coverage. Nine species of fish have been identified in the pond:
- Largemouth bass
- Bluegill sunfish
- Creek chubsucker
- Golden shiner
- Pumpkinseed sunfish
- Chain pickerel
- Black crappie
- Brown bullhead
- American eel
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.
ReferencesEdit
38°20′57″N 75°33′56″W
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