Briggs Marsh
Newport County, Rhode Island186 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.
Briggs Marsh in Newport County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 186 acres.
Briggs Marsh is a 186-acre lake in Newport County, Rhode Island.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Briggs Marsh 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.
Water quality measurements for Briggs Marsh
These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Briggs Marsh, 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
186 acres
Shoreline
3.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Briggs Marsh, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Briggs Marsh
Where is Briggs Marsh?
- Briggs Marsh is a lake in Newport County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Briggs Marsh?
- Briggs Marsh in Newport County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 186 acres.
Is Briggs Marsh safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Briggs Marsh come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.