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Physical and Chemical Data to Characterize Water-Quality Conditions in the Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, 2018-2019

Dates

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2018-07-26
Time Period
2018-08-28
Time Period
2018-09-25
Time Period
2019-08-15

Citation

Sorenson, J.R., Spaetzel, A.B., and Campo, K.W., 2021, Physical and Chemical Data to Characterize Water-Quality Conditions in the Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, 2018-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9R6HRPS.

Summary

Physical and chemical data were collected to characterize water-quality conditions in the Sakonnet River, a tidal strait located on the east side of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, from April 28 to November 11, 2018 and from June 19 to November 26, 2019. Specifically, the 2018 information in this data release includes: vertical profiles of water quality from 16 to 18 locations and data collected from three surface spatial surveys (moving boat surveys) designed to characterize near-surface water-quality conditions in the river. Temperature, pH, specific conductance, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration and saturation, turbidity, and chlorophyll a data were collected with calibrated water-quality sensors. Water-quality profiles [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Jason R Sorenson
Originator :
Jason R Sorenson, Alana B Spaetzel, Kimberly W Campo
Metadata Contact :
Jason R Sorenson
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
New England Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Physical and Chemical Data to Characterize Water Quality Conditions in the Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, 2018-2019_011921.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		75.89 KB application/fgdc+xml
Sakonnet2018.tif 37.05 MB image/geotiff
Sakonnet2019.tif 40.2 MB image/geotiff
Moving Boat Data 072618.txt 233.95 KB text/plain
Moving Boat Data 081519.txt 132.8 KB text/plain
Moving Boat Data 082818.txt 305.12 KB text/plain
Moving Boat Data 092518.txt 198.3 KB text/plain
Profile Data 072618.txt 213.44 KB text/plain
Profile Data 081519.txt 167.97 KB text/plain
Profile Data 082818.txt 161.85 KB text/plain
Profile Data 092518.txt 119.32 KB text/plain
Sakonnet stations.txt 732 Bytes text/plain

Purpose

Portions of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island are considered impaired for shellfishing, aquatic habitat, and recreational use by the State of Rhode Island. Seasonal eutrophication effects and incidences of acutely low dissolved oxygen have raised concerns about the ecological health of this important coastal resource. The Sakonnet River receives surface-water runoff and groundwater input containing elevated concentrations of fecal-indicator bacteria, nutrients, and other constituents from developed areas (Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, 2005, 2017). Data characterizing the water-quality conditions of the Sakonnet River are limited compared to western portions of Narragansett Bay. Local, State, and Federal agencies need information to effectively mitigate environmental impacts in a cost-effective manner. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 conducted a data-collection program to better inform regional stakeholders about the water quality of the Sakonnet River.

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