Silver Lake
Washington County, Rhode Island44 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 59 ft max depth
Silver Lake in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Silver Lake is a 44-acre lake in Washington County, Rhode Island with a maximum depth of 59 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Silver Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water59.1 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Silver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake
These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Silver Lake, 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
59.1 ft
Surface area
44 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Silver Lake 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: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0010045L-05 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Silver Lake
Where is Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 59.1 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Silver Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Silver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake has a maximum depth of 59.1 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Silver Lake 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