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 and is on the eastern end of the Salisbury City Park. The maximum water depth is 5 feet near the dam, in the old creek channel. In the 1950s and 1960s, Schumaker Pond was popular for swimming, but swimming has since been banned due to the large quantities of E. coli bacteria in the water. Since then, the pond is often used for fishing.
2-500: The dam is located on Beaverdam Creek approximately 1.5 miles downstream from Parker Pond within the Wicomico River drainage basin. 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: 38°20′57″N 75°33′56″W / 38.34917°N 75.56556°W / 38.34917; -75.56556 This article about
4-467: A location in Wicomico County , Maryland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Parker Pond (Maryland) Parker Pond is a pond in Wicomico County, Maryland formed by a widening of Beaverdam Creek . Parker Pond is a man-made body of water, constructed around 1778 using soil excavated from an area adjacent to the east sIde of the dam. The original purpose of the dam
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