Trustom Pond

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Coordinates: 41°22′17″N 71°34′57″W / 41.3714905°N 71.5825599°W / 41.3714905; -71.5825599
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Trustom Pond
Primary inflows
precipitation, groundwater
Catchment area794 acres (321 ha)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area180 acres (73 ha)[1]
Average depth1.3 ft (0.40 m)[1]
Surface elevation0 ft (0 m)[2]
Websitewww.fws.gov/refuge/trustom_pond/
References[1][2]
Island in Trustom Pond with ospreys perched on a foggy morning

Trustom Pond is a closed

parts per thousand. It is non-tidal, except when breached by storms.[1] The water directly receives about 219,844,022 US gallons (832,200 m3) of precipitation per year, with an estimated 796,215 US gallons (3,014 m3) in daily groundwater flow.[7] No streams flow into the pond, though a nearby stream "captures water that otherwise would have flowed to Trustom Pond".[8]

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a

mudflats which become feeding areas for waders.[12]

See also
  • List of lakes in Rhode Island
  • Geography of Rhode Island

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Trustom Pond General Features Data". Rhode Island South Shore Sea Grant. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-25., quoting RIGIS 2001 (area) and Lee 1980 (salinity)
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trustom Pond
  3. ^ "Salt Ponds of Rhode Island" (PDF). Rhode Island Sea Grant. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  4. ^ Donald Wyatt (1995). "Rhode Island's last execution". FAQs.org. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  5. ^ S.W. Nixon and B. A. Buckley (2007). "Nitrogen Inputs to Rhode Island Coastal Salt – Too Much of a Good Thing" (PDF). Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  6. ^ "Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge". VisitRhodeIsland.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  7. ^ "Trustom Pond Freshwater Input Data". Rhode Island South Shore Sea Grant. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  8. ISBN 978-1-4223-2575-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  9. ^ a b c "Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Bird Watching & Wildlife Refuges". South County Tourism Council. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  11. ^ a b c Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge: Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex: Fact Sheet for Members of Congress, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (November 2010).
  12. ISBN 1-56044-315-4
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