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

Sep 21, 2023 9:15 PM

This may not be current data


Water Quality

Water Temperature
68 F
20.8 C

Specific Conductivity
0.21 mS/cm

Dissolved Oxygen
98.3%

Dissolved Oxygen
8.8mg/l

Salinity
0.1 PSU

Depth
36.09 ft
11.70 m

pH
7.7 standard units

Turbidity
2 FNU/NTU

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

Oct 26, 2022 2:25 PM

This may not be current data


Nutrients

Orthophospate
0.013

Ammonium
0.085

Nitrite

Nitrate

Nitrite + Nitrate
0.502

Chlorophyll
7.4

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

Sep 21, 2023 10:00 PM

Weather

Air Temp
64.2° F

17.9° C

Wind Speed
0.6mps (1.3mph)

Max Wind Speed
2.2mps (4.9mph)

Wind Dir
61°

Rel Humidity
95%

Bar Pressure
1021 millibars

Cum Precip
0.0mm

Total PAR
0.0mmol/m2/15 mins

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

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