Trustom Pond

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Island in Trustom Pond with ospreys perched on a foggy morning

Trustom Pond is a closed lagoon in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.[1] It is one of nine coastal lagoons (referred to as "salt ponds" by locals) in southern Rhode Island.[2][3] It has a surface area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and is the only undeveloped salt pond in the state.[4] The pond averages Script error: No such module "convert". deep, and has a salinity level of 5 parts per thousand. It is non-tidal, except when breached by storms.[5] The water directly receives about Script error: No such module "convert". of precipitation per year, with an estimated Script error: No such module "convert". in daily groundwater flow.[6] No streams flow into the pond, though a nearby stream "captures water that otherwise would have flowed to Trustom Pond".[7]

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge, inhabited by an estimated 300 species of birds, as well as some 40 species of mammals and 20 species of reptiles and amphibians.[8] As such, it is a popular bird-watching destination.[9] The piping plover inhabits the site.[10] In 1974, Script error: No such module "convert". of land were donated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; subsequent donations and purchases raised the protected area to Script error: No such module "convert"..[8] In 2010, the wildlife refuge received approximately 70,000 visitors.[10] Trustom Pond NWR includes Script error: No such module "convert". of nature trails.[10] Habitat areas within Trustom Pond NWR include fields, shrubland, woodland, freshwater pond, saltwater ponds, beaches, and sand dunes.[8] Wildlife managers create breachways to the Block Island Sound, lowering water levels and creating mudflats which become feeding areas for waders.[11]

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  10. ↑ 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).
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