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Sisson Pond

Newport County, Rhode Island57 acresView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from RIDEM for this lake.

Area
57 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
1.4 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Hydrologic alteration

Sisson Pond in Newport County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57 acres.

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Sisson Pond is a 57-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 reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sisson Pond 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 Sisson 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.

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Water quality measurements for Sisson Pond

These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Sisson 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

Surface area

57 acres

Shoreline

1.4 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Sisson Pond, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Sisson Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Hydrologic alterationNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0007035L-10 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Sisson Pond

Where is Sisson Pond?

Sisson Pond 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 Sisson Pond?

Sisson Pond in Newport County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57 acres.

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Is Sisson Pond safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sisson Pond 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 Sisson 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