| Quicksand Pond | |
|---|---|
 The pond in 2009 | |
  Quicksand Pond  Quicksand Pond | |
| Location | Little Compton, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates | 41°30′23″N 71°07′48″W / 41.506493°N 71.130044°W |
| Lake type | Pond |
| Primary inflows | Simmons Pond, Cold Brook |
| Primary outflows | ephemeral outlet to the Rhode Island Sound |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) |
| Surface area | 158 hectares (390 acres)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Frozen | in winter |
| Islands | 1 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Quicksand Pond is a pond in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
It is a major winter flounder spawning area, has Rare Species Habitat and Significant Natural Communities designation,[3] and is part of a proposed natural greenway corridor.[4] Quicksand Pond is also entirely surrounded by critical habitats, and there are a number of protected areas adjacent to Quicksand Pond.[5] It is part of the Southeastern Coastal Watershed Basin.[6]
It is part of one of the most scenic and undisturbed coastal areas in Rhode Island,[7] and its protection is of high priority.[8] Approximately half of the shorelines on Quicksand Pond are undeveloped, the remainder are developed as private residences.[7]
- ^ Hill, Thomas Edie (1897). The new revised Hill's manual of social and business forms: a guide to correct writing. W.B. Conkey Co. p. 26.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
umnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rhode Island Resource Protection Project Open-space, Recreational and Cultural Resources. (JPG image, November 29, 1996) edc.uri.edu
- ^ Rhode Island Resource Protection Project Habitat Resources. (JPG image, November 29, 1996) edc.uri.edu
- ^ Biodiversity Resources Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (GIF image) edc.uri.edu
- ^ Restoration Sites and Watershed Basins in Little Compton, Rhode Island. (PDF) edc.uri.edu (December 2001)
- ^ a b "Audubon: Birds & Science [-71.12694, 41.4975] – Quicksand/Tunipers Pond – Goosewing Beach". Iba.audubon.org. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "33_rhode island sound". Library.fws.gov. Retrieved 2011-06-12.