Historical News
Water Column Clarity
Water clarity was measured at seven locations in the Providence River and Seekonk River estuaries on November 1st, 2023. Rainfall totaling 1.14 inches was recorded at TF Green in the five days prior to the survey. Secchi depth averaged 3.0 meters, compared to 3.6 meters on the previous survey (October 25th). The lowest clarity this week (1.9 meters) was measured at Phillipsdale Landing, while the greatest clarity (3.8 meters) was measured at Conimicut Point and Bullock Reach. There was a general north-to-south gradient of increasing water clarity among the sites this week.
Water Column Clarity
Water clarity was measured at eight locations in the Providence River and Seekonk River estuaries on October 25th, 2023. Rainfall totaling 1.14 inches was recorded at TF Green in the five days prior to the survey. Secchi depth averaged 3.6 meters, compared to 3.5 meters on the previous survey (October 18th). The lowest clarity this week (1.7 meters) was measured at Phillipsdale Landing, while the greatest clarity (6.1 meters) was measured at Bullock Reach. There was a general north-to-south gradient of increasing water clarity among the sites this week.
Water Column Clarity
Water clarity was measured at eight locations in the Providence River and Seekonk River estuaries on October 18th, 2023. There was trace amounts of precipitation recorded at TF Green in the five days prior to the survey. Secchi depth averaged 3.5 meters, compared to 2.9 meters on the previous survey (October 11th). The lowest clarity this week (2.4 meters) was measured at Phillipsdale Landing and India Point, while the greatest clarity (4.8 meters) was measured at Conimicut Point and Bullock Reach. There was a general north-to-south gradient of increasing water clarity among the sites this week.
Water Column Clarity
Water clarity was measured at seven locations in the Providence River and Seekonk River estuaries on October 11th, 2023. Rainfall totaling 0.36 inches was recorded at TF Green in the five days prior to the survey. Secchi depth averaged 2.9 meters, compared to 2.2 meters on the previous survey (October 4th). The lowest clarity this week (2.2 meters) was measured at Phillipsdale, while the greatest clarity (3.4 meters) was measured at Edgewood Yacht Club and Bullock Reach. There was a general north-to-south gradient of increasing water clarity among the sites this week.
Water Column Clarity
Water clarity was measured at seven locations in the Providence River and Seekonk River estuaries on October 4th, 2023. Rainfall totaling 1.27 inches was recorded at TF Green in the five days prior to the survey. Secchi depth averaged 2.2 meters, compared to 2.6 meters on the previous survey (September 27th). The lowest clarity this week (1.4 meters) was measured at India Point, while the greatest clarity (2.7 meters) was measured at Edgewood Yacht Club. There was no clear north-to-south gradient in water clarity among the sites this week.
