Beach Pond is a lake in Washington County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.

Beach Pond

Washington County, Rhode Island59 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.

Area

59 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Beach Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 59 acres.

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Beach Pond is a 59-acre lake in Washington County, Rhode Island.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Beach Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Beach Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Beach Pond

These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Beach Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

59 acres

Shoreline

1.8 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Beach Pond, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Beach Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercuryNuisance exotic species

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0005010L-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Beach Pond

Where is Beach Pond?: Beach Pond is a lake in Washington County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Beach Pond?: Beach Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 59 acres.
Is Beach Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Beach Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.