Osgood pond is mesotrophic and circumneutral.[1] It has adequate pH buffering capacity and therefore has low sensitivity to acid rain deposition. Due to its close proximity to State Route 30 it is moderately impacted by road salt pollution, with a total chloride concentration of 9.7 mg/L.
Two invasive snail species are found in Osgood Pond, the Chinese mystery snail and the banded mystery snail.[3] No invasive plant species or zooplankton species have been detected in the lake.
References
^Yerger E.C., Hall J.R., Vara C., Treibergs L.A., & Wiltse B. 2021. Adirondack Lake Assessment Program: 2021 Update. Adirondack Watershed Institute, Paul Smiths, NY USA.