Potter Pond
41°23′14″N 71°31′52″W / 41.3873242°N 71.5311693°W / 41.3873242; -71.5311693Type saline Basin countries United States
Potter Pond (formerly Fish Pond) is a saltwater pond in the town of South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Its tidal inlet connects to Point Judith Pond.[1] It is one of nine coastal lagoons, referred to as "salt ponds" by locals, in southern Rhode Island.[2][3]
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References
- ^ "Salt Ponds of Rhode Island" (PDF). Rhode Island Sea Grant. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ Donald Wyatt (1995). "Rhode Island's last execution". FAQs.org. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ 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.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potter Pond
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Rhode Island's salt ponds
- Point Judith Pond
- Potter Pond
- Trustom Pond
- Cards Pond
- Ninigret Pond
- Green Hill Pond
- Quonochontaug Pond
- Winnapaug Pond
- Maschaug Pond
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