Monitoring

Our researchers are responsible for operating the Reserve’s System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). SWMP provides scientists, resource managers, educators, and other coastal decision makers with frequent and high-quality water quality, weather, nutrient, and wetland plant community data.  Since 2012, the Reserve has maintained four water quality stations, one meteorological station, and collected nutrient and algal data that is all publicly available.

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

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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)

A weather station in a marsh area

Pokegama Bay

Dec 07, 2024 1:00 AM

Weather

Air Temp
25.7° F

-3.5° C

Wind Speed
1.2 mps (2.2 mph)

Max Wind Speed
2.2 mps (4.5 mph)

Wind Dir
295°

Rel Humidity
86% saturated

Bar Pressure
1013 millibars

Cum Precip
0.0mm

Total PAR
0.0mmol/m2/15mins

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