Water column profiles were conducted at eight locations in the Providence and Seekonk River estuaries on October 18, 2023 using a Seabird Electronics profiler. In the five days leading up to the survey, trace amounts of precipitation were recorded at T.F. Green. Most sites were weakly to moderately stratified this week, with the exception of Phillipsdale Landing, which was strongly stratified.
Dissolved oxygen (DO) conditions were not observed to be below the hypoxia threshold (2.9 mg/L) at any site profiled this week. The highest fluorescence readings for the week were measured around 1 meter below the surface at India Point Park.