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Mashapaug Pond
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence's largest freshwater pond, on the former Gorham Silver site. Active no-contact advisory — walk-around only, not a swim.
At a glance
Overview
Mashapaug Pond is Providence's largest freshwater pond, in the Reservoir Triangle neighborhood between Reservoir and Huntington Avenues. It sits on the former Gorham Manufacturing silver-plant site and has long carried RI DEM and Department of Health no-contact advisories for heavy metals, cyanobacteria, and stormwater bacteria. Use it as a walk-around and viewing page — do not swim, wade, or eat the fish.
- Also known as
- Mashapaug Pond (Providence)
- County
- Providence
- Region
- Providence Metro
- Water type
- Pond
Know before you go
Public
Not listed
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From Route 10, take the Reservoir Avenue exit in Providence. The pond sits between Reservoir and Huntington Avenues; use street parking near JT Owens Park and walk the pond-edge paths. Stay on the walking paths — swimming, wading, and fishing are not safe here.
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