Where is Breakheart Pond?

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

How deep is Breakheart Pond?

Breakheart Pond has a maximum depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.

Breakheart Pond

Kent County, Rhode Island44 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

9.2 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

44 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
9 ft max depth

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Breakheart Pond in Kent County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.2 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.

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Breakheart Pond is a 44-acre lake in Kent County, Rhode Island with a maximum depth of 9 feet.

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. Breakheart Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Breakheart 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 Breakheart Pond

These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Breakheart 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

Max depth

9.2 ft

Surface area

44 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Breakheart 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 RI0008040L-15 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Breakheart Pond

Where is Breakheart Pond?: Breakheart Pond is a lake in Kent County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Breakheart Pond?: Breakheart Pond in Kent County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.2 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Breakheart Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Breakheart Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Breakheart Pond?: Breakheart Pond has a maximum depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.