Browning Mill Pond
Washington County, Rhode Island50 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 8 ft max depth
Browning Mill Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7.5 ft. Surface area: 50 acres.
Browning Mill Pond is a 50-acre lake in Washington County, Rhode Island with a maximum depth of 8 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Browning Mill Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Browning Mill 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.
Water quality measurements for Browning Mill Pond
These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Browning Mill 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
7.5 ft
Surface area
50 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
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Fishing Browning Mill Pond
EPA Impairment Status
Browning Mill Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0008040L-13 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Browning Mill Pond
Where is Browning Mill Pond?
- Browning Mill 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 Browning Mill Pond?
- Browning Mill Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7.5 ft. Surface area: 50 acres.
Is Browning Mill Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Browning Mill Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Browning Mill Pond?
- Browning Mill Pond has a maximum depth of 7.5 feet. The lake covers 50 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Browning Mill Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database