RWU Monitoring Station

on Mt. Hope Bay

RWU Leaning platform On the end of Roger Williams University's RWU's) Learning Platform is a YSI probe suspended approximately one meter below the water's surface. The system records water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration, pH and chlorophyll-a concentration every 15 minutes.  RWU is part of a larger consortium that monitors water quality in Narragansett Bay. The consortium is coordinated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM).

To get data, click on the links below.
For Plots of the Data, use the links below
Latest Temp. and Salinity (auto-updating web page)

Last 12 hours

Last 24 hours
Plot of last 24 hours of data
Last 7 days
Plot of last 7 days of data
Last 3 weeks