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

Jun 24, 2025 7:15 PM

Water Quality

Water Temperature
68° F
20.6° C

Specific Conductivity
0.20 mS/cm

Dissolved Oxygen
96.2%

Dissolved Oxygen
8.7 mg/L

Salinity
0.1 PSU

Depth
3.28 ft
1.43 m

pH
7.6 standard units

Turbidity
13 FNU/NTU

Chorophyl Fluoresence
Missing Data

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 07, 2024 6:00 AM

This may not be current data


Nutrients

Orthophospate
0.015 mg/L as P

Ammonium
0.102 mg/L as N

Nitrite
Missing Data

Nitrate
Missing Data

Nitrite + Nitrate
0.434 mg/L as N

Chlorophyll
8.69 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

Jun 24, 2025 7:00 PM

Weather

Air Temp
72.1° F

22.3° C

Wind Speed
2.0 mps (4.5 mph)

Max Wind Speed
3.2 mps (6.7 mph)

Wind Dir
105°

Rel Humidity
50% saturated

Bar Pressure
1022 millibars

Cum Precip
0.0mm

Total PAR
507.0mmol/m2/15mins

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

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