The Ella Jane - $750 avg/night - South Kingstown - Amenities include: Internet, Air Conditioning, Fireplace, TV, Satellite or cable, Washer & Dryer, Children Welcome, Parking, No Smoking, Heater Bedrooms: 4 Sleeps: 10 Minimum stay from 7 night(s) Bookable directly online - Book vacation rental 1399846 with Vrbo. This text is from Salt Pond Watchers Summary Data Report 1985 – 1987, Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island Technical Report No. The east jetty is marked near its seaward end by a daybeacon. 28. Ponds. The result is a marvelously rich ecosystem that serves as home and nursery for an enormous array of marine life, from seaworms and mummichogs to quahogs and winter flounder. Also on Aug. 1, the state re-opened Point Judith Pond to shellfishing after tests also showed bacteria at acceptable levels. Point Judith Pond and Silver Spring Cove serve as a natural weather refuge for any kind of storm. A mile farther east you come to the fishing port of Jerusalem that, with its sister village, Galilee, across Point Judith Pond, makes up a single fishing port. Point Judith Pond itself is a 1,777-acre, 3 1/2-mile-long estuary where fresh water from the Saugatuckett River blends with salt water from the ocean. This massive lake sits on the border of Rhode Island and Massachusetts and is a fantastic place to swim. Clear (for New England) ocean water flows through the Harbor of Refuge, making this an ideal swimming and snorkeling site. Narrow River Kayaks: Kayaking in Point Judith Pond & Judith Pond, RI - See 113 traveler reviews, 45 candid photos, and great deals for Narragansett, RI, at Tripadvisor. Point Judith, Narragansett. Harbor of Refuge breakwater shelters a shallow sand bar. The east jetty is marked near its seaward end by a daybeacon. Clear (for New England) ocean water flows through the Harbor of Refuge, making this an ideal swimming … 10, October 1990, by P. Kullberg, V. Lee, and M. Platt. Great swimming, clamming and fishing are only moments away. Never venture between the buoys as those areas are reserved for boat traffic, unless you have a motorized boat yourself or a good jet ski. The lab is used as a platform for research and monitoring in the coastal ponds, shellfish restoration, aquatic education, and is home of the Access Point … Point Judith Pond is a saltwater tidal pond entered between two rock jetties at The Breachway in the northwestern part of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge. It is Point Judith is an important spawning ground for winter flounder and for bay scallops and supports abundant fish and shellfish populations. The marina is close to Narragansett Bay, Block Island, and Long Island Sound, making Silver Spring Marine a great place to visit. The pond extends 3.3 miles northerly to the town of Wakefield . Locals refer to it as Salt Pond, not Point Judith Pond here. The pond extends 3.3 miles northerly to the town of Wakefield. The Marine Fisheries Section also maintains the Coastal Fisheries Laboratory in South Kingstown, RI on Point Judith Pond. Point Judith Pond is a saltwater tidal pond entered between two rock jetties at The Breachway in the northwestern part of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge. The "Apex" of the Point Judith - Harbor of Refuge breakwater shelters a shallow sand bar that has been built up over the years by storm tossed sand settling out after waves break over the breakwater. The water is "nicer" and calmer deeper into the inlet, away from the heavy marina traffic surrounding Galilee and Jerusalem.