How Healthy is Your Water?
41.66576, -70.823947

Tub Mill Brook Snapshot

The Buzzards Bay Coalition does not calculate a Bay Health Index score for Tub Mill Brook because it is a freshwater location. The Bay Health Index is only used to measure the health of coastal waters, including harbors, coves, and tidal rivers.

43
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Bay Health Index (5-year average)
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43
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Supporting Data

Tub Mill Brook: Park Street/Acushnet Road (Station TMB1/TMB1A)
Nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, algae, and water clarity measurements taken from road culvert at Park Street or Acushnet Road. (41.66576, -70.823947)
Total Nitrogen
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen
Total Organic Nitrogen
Dissolved Oxygen
All Measurements
Average of Lowest 20%
Algal Pigments
Total Pigments
Water Clarity
Yearly Average
Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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