School House Pond
Washington County, Rhode Island100 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 28 ft max depth
School House Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 27.9 ft. Surface area: 100 acres.
School House Pond is a 100-acre lake in Washington County, Rhode Island with a maximum depth of 28 feet (9-foot average).
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. School House Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether School House 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 School House Pond
These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for School House 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
27.9 ft
Average depth
9.2 ft
Surface area
100 acres
Shoreline
2.8 mi
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Fishing School House Pond
EPA Impairment Status
School House Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0010043L-09 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about School House Pond
Where is School House Pond?
- School House 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 School House Pond?
- School House Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 27.9 ft. Surface area: 100 acres.
Is School House Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. School House Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is School House Pond?
- School House Pond has a maximum depth of 27.9 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 100 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for School House 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