Where is Yawgoog Pond?

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

Yawgoog Pond

Washington County, Rhode Island166 acresView map Directions

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

Area

166 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Yawgoog Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 166 acres.

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Yawgoog Pond is a 166-acre lake in Washington 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. Yawgoog Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Yawgoog 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 Yawgoog Pond

These are the measurements RIDEM publishes for Yawgoog 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

166 acres

Shoreline

3.7 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit RI0008040L-07 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Yawgoog Pond

Where is Yawgoog Pond?: Yawgoog 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 Yawgoog Pond?: Yawgoog Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island has water-quality measurements published by RIDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 166 acres.
Is Yawgoog Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Yawgoog Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.