Lawton Valley Reservoir
Newport County, Rhode Island80 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.
- Impaired · Hydrologic alteration
Lawton Valley Reservoir in Newport County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 80 acres.
Lawton Valley Reservoir is a 80-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
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lawton Valley Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for hydrologic alteration, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lawton Valley Reservoir 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 Lawton Valley Reservoir
These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Lawton Valley Reservoir, 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
80 acres
Shoreline
1.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lawton Valley Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lawton Valley Reservoir 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: Drinking water, Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0007035L-06 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lawton Valley Reservoir
Where is Lawton Valley Reservoir?
- Lawton Valley Reservoir 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 Lawton Valley Reservoir?
- Lawton Valley Reservoir in Newport County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 80 acres.
Is Lawton Valley Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lawton Valley Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for hydrologic alteration, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lawton Valley Reservoir 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