Trustom Pond is a closed lagoon in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is one of nine coastal lagoons in southern Rhode Island. It has a surface area of 800 acres, and is the only undeveloped salt pond in the state. The pond averages 1.3 feet deep, and has a salinity level of 5 parts per thousand. It is non-tidal, except whe…
Trustom Pond is a closed lagoon in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is one of nine coastal lagoons in southern Rhode Island. It has a surface area of 800 acres, and is the only undeveloped salt pond in the state. The pond averages 1.3 feet deep, and has a salinity level of 5 parts per thousand. It is non-tidal, except when breached by storms. The water directly receives about 219,844,022 US gallons of precipitation per year, with an estimated 796,215 US gallons in daily groundwater flow. No streams flow into the pond, though a nearby stream "captures water that otherwise would have flowed to Trustom Pond".
Location: South Kingstown Washington County, Rhode Island
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