Data United State Geological Survey: Real time and historical data Narragansett Bay Commission: Historical river and bay nutrient data Nutrient monitoring at the Pawtucket station in the Blackstone River has shown a small decline in total nitrogen concentrations, though concentrations…
Large Rivers
The RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) partners with the US Geological Survey (USGS) to monitor over a dozen water quality parameters at five stations on Rhode Island’s largest three rivers: the Blackstone, Pawtuxet, and Pawcatuck. This program measures temperature,…
Large Rivers
Value to Management Evaluates long-term trends in river water quality assessments: This monitoring program maintains a continuous series of data for the major rivers in Rhode Island, allowing managers to track trends over time. Tracks and determines pollutant loadings from…