Ell Pond (Rhode Island)

Ell Pond
Ell Pond in Rhode Island.
Map of Rhode Island
Location	Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°30′19″N 71°46′58″W / 41.50533°N 71.78291°W / 41.50533; -71.78291
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
Established	1972

U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1974

Ell Pond is a

ecological research and education. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in May 1974.^[1] In 1972, The Nature Conservancy purchased 50 acres (20 ha) including the pond to extend 218 acres (88 ha) of protected land owned by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and the 1,002 acres (405 ha) of Rockville Wildlife Management Area owned by the state.^[2]

References

^ NPS NNL Summary
^ "Rockville Management Area". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

v t e Protected areas of Rhode Island
Federal	Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Chafee National Wildlife Refuge Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge Touro Synagogue National Historic Site Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge Roger Williams National Memorial
State Parks	Beavertail Blackstone River Greenway Brenton Point Burlingame Colt Fishermen's Memorial Fort Adams Fort Wetherill Goddard Memorial Haines Memorial Lincoln Woods Pulaski Rocky Point Snake Den World War II Veterans Memorial
State Beaches	Charlestown Breachway East Beach East Matunuck Misquamicut Roger Wheeler Salty Brine Scarborough
State Forests	George Washington Memorial Lincoln Woods Wickaboxet
Wild and Scenic Rivers	Ashaway River Beaver River Chipuxet River Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Queen River Usquepaug River Wood River
Other protected areas	Arcadia Management Area East Bay Bike Path Ell Pond George Washington State Campground

v t e Waterbodies of Rhode Island
Bays and sounds	Block Island Sound Greenwich Bay Narragansett Bay Rhode Island Sound
Canals, estuaries, and rivers	Blackstone Canal Little Narragansett Bay Mount Hope Bay Pawcatuck River Thames River (Connecticut)
Lakes and ponds	Butterfly Pond Cards Pond Edgewood Lake Ell Pond Great Salt Pond Indian Lake Lake Bel Air Lake Mishnock Lake Washington Mashapaug Pond Maschaug Pond Ninigret Pond Point Judith Pond Potter Pond Quicksand Pond Quonochontaug Pond Roosevelt Lake Silver Lake Trustom Pond Wallum Lake Watchaug Pond Winnapaug Pond
Reservoirs	Burlingame Reservoir Diamond Hill Reservoir Miscoe Lake Scituate Reservoir

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