In Bourne, the Coalition tracks the health of nine coastal waterways: Buttermilk Bay and Little Buttermilk Bay, Taylor Point, Phinneys Harbor/Back River, Little Bay, the Pocasset River, Pocasset Harbor, Red Brook Harbor, Squeteague Harbor, and Megansett Harbor. Baywatchers volunteers take water samples at 39 stations across Bourne.
Buttermilk Bay/Red Brook
Three subembayments: Buttermilk Bay, Little Buttermilk Bay, Red Brook
Buzzards Bay
Five subembayments: Center Bay Buoy, Central Buzzards Bay, Eastern Buzzards Bay (Cape Cod), Manomet Bay, Upper Buzzards Bay
Little Bay (Bourne)
One sampling station: BW1
Megansett Harbor
Five sampling stations: MG1X, MG1N, MG2, MG3, MG4
Phinneys Harbor/Back River
Three subembayments: Back River, Eel Pond (Bourne), Phinneys Harbor
Pocasset Harbor
Two subembayments: Inner Pocasset Harbor, Outer Pocasset Harbor
Pocasset River
Three sampling stations: PR1, PR2, PR3
Red Brook Harbor
Four subembayments: Hen Cove, Inner Red Brook Harbor, Outer Red Brook Harbor, Red Brook Pond
Squeteague Harbor
Three sampling stations: SQ1N, SQ1X, SQ2
Taylor Point
One sampling station: TP1
Upper Buzzards Bay
Four sampling stations: MMA1, MMA3, MMA4, MMA5
Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
