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:

1. Largemouth bass[1]
2. Bluegill sunfish[1]
3. Creek chubsucker[1]
4. Golden shiner[1]
5. Pumpkinseed sunfish[1]
6. Chain pickerel[1]
7. Black crappie[1]
8. Brown bullhead[1]
9. American eel[1]

References

1. SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESOURCES (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 1994. pp. I-4 through I-6. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
2. "Schumaker Pond – SBY Parks & Recreation Committee". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
3. "Schumaker Pond". Wicomico River Stewardship Initiative. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

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