Research, education, outreach and stewardship along Lake Superior’s coast

Located on the St. Louis River Estuary in Superior, Wisconsin

Improving the understanding of Lake Superior’s coast and estuaries

The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve works in partnership to improve the understanding of Lake Superior’s coast and estuaries. We address issues affecting the watershed through integration of research, system-wide monitoring, education, coastal training and stewardship.

A Gathering Place for Learning and Play

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Enjoy, explore and experience!

The Estuarium is open Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 10:00a.m.—5:00p.m. Enjoy, explore and experience the Estuarium.
FREE ADMISSION!

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Happening at the Lake Superior Reserve

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Building Blocks for Sharing Science

New lineup of virtual trainings now available!

Registration and more about Building Blocks for Sharing Science here

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Featured Event

Current Conditions on the St. Louis River Estuary

A water quality station monitoring a body of water

Barker's Island

Dec 02, 2024 10:00 AM

This may not be current data


Water Quality

Water Temperature
32° F
0.8° C

Specific Conductivity
0.27 mS/cm

Dissolved Oxygen
96.1%

Dissolved Oxygen
13.7 mg/L

Salinity
0.1 PSU

Depth
Missing Data
Missing Data

pH
8.1 standard units

Turbidity
12 FNU/NTU

Chorophyl Fluoresence
19.3 ug/L

All Data is property of NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) / National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)

A water quality station monitoring a body of water

Barker's Island

Nov 08, 2023 2:45 PM

This may not be current data


Nutrients

Orthophospate
0.021 mg/L as P

Ammonium
0.121 mg/L as N

Nitrite
0.013 mg/L as N

Nitrate
0.385 mg/L as N

Nitrite + Nitrate
0.398 mg/L as N

Chlorophyll
3.03 ug/L

All Data is property of NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) / National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)

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Pokegama Bay

Dec 07, 2024 3:00 AM

Weather

Air Temp
24.6° F

-4.1° C

Wind Speed
0.2 mps (0 mph)

Max Wind Speed
0.7 mps (0 mph)

Wind Dir
34°

Rel Humidity
89% saturated

Bar Pressure
1011 millibars

Cum Precip
0.0mm

Total PAR
0.0mmol/m2/15mins

All Data is property of NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) / National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)

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