Schumaker Pond

Schumaker Pond
LocationWicomico County, Maryland, United States
TypePond
Primary inflowsBeaverdam Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area35 acres (14 hectares)
Average depthUp to 5 feet (2 meters) near the dam

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 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.[3] Since then, the pond is often used for fishing.[2]

The dam is located on Beaverdam Creek approximately 1.5 miles downstream from Parker Pond within the Wicomico River drainage basin.[4]

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Schumaker Pond – SBY Parks & Recreation Committee". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  3. ^ "Schumaker Pond". Wicomico River Stewardship Initiative. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "National Dam Inspection Program. Parker Pond Dam (NDI MD00085), Wicomico River Basin, Beaver Dam Creek, Wicomico County, Maryland" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. United States Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 15 May 2024.