Spring Grove Pond
Providence County, Rhode Island22 acresView mapDirections
RIDEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Spring Grove Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
- Public access
- Limited data
Spring Grove Pond in Providence County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 ft visibility. Surface area: 22 acres.
Spring Grove Pond is a 22-acre lake in Providence County, Rhode Island. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-07-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spring Grove Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove Pond
These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Spring Grove Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
22 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by RIDEM
No bathymetric survey has been published for Spring Grove Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Spring Grove Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Mower Pond (completed 1885), built primarily for recreation on the Spring Grove Brook; gravity-type dam, 15 ft tall and 300 ft long.
- Surface area
- 22 ac
- Normal storage
- 234 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 265 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- TOLIAS, STEVEN
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID RI01303 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Spring Grove Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0001002L-06 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Spring Grove Pond
Where is Spring Grove Pond?
- Spring Grove Pond is a lake in Providence County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spring Grove Pond?
- Spring Grove Pond in Providence County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 ft visibility. Surface area: 22 acres.
Is Spring Grove Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spring Grove Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nuisance exotic species. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Spring Grove Pond?
- Public access to Spring Grove Pond is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Rhode Island's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS1 sample · 2021
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database