Winnapaug Pond
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Winnapaug Pond is a breached saltwater pond in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
, connected to Block Island Sound
by the Weekapaug Breachway, which was constructed during the mid-1950s. The 2.5 miles (4 km) lake is separated from the Atlantic by a large sandbar. In 2008, its overall water quality was assessed as "good". Winnapaug is relatively small and shallow, and is favorable for kayaking. It is one of nine coastal lagoons, referred to as "salt ponds" by locals, in southern Rhode Island.
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, connected to Block Island Sound
Block Island Sound
Block Island Sound is a strait in the open Atlantic Ocean, approximately wide, separating Block Island from the coast of Rhode Island in the United States...
by the Weekapaug Breachway, which was constructed during the mid-1950s. The 2.5 miles (4 km) lake is separated from the Atlantic by a large sandbar. In 2008, its overall water quality was assessed as "good". Winnapaug is relatively small and shallow, and is favorable for kayaking. It is one of nine coastal lagoons, referred to as "salt ponds" by locals, in southern Rhode Island.