Where is Tillinghast Pond?

Tillinghast Pond is a lake in Kent County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.

Tillinghast Pond

Kent County, Rhode Island41 acresView map Directions

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

Area

41 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Tillinghast Pond in Kent County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 41 acres.

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Tillinghast Pond is a 41-acre lake in Kent 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. Tillinghast Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Tillinghast 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 Tillinghast Pond

These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Tillinghast 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

41 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Tillinghast Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0008040L-19 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Tillinghast Pond

Where is Tillinghast Pond?: Tillinghast Pond is a lake in Kent County, Rhode Island. Its water-quality measurements are published by RIDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tillinghast Pond?: Tillinghast Pond in Kent County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 41 acres.
Is Tillinghast Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Tillinghast Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.