How Healthy is Your Water?

Briggs Marsh Snapshot

18
out of 100
Bay Health Index (5-year average)
poor
fair
good
18
18
out of 100

Supporting Data

There are two sampling stations on Briggs Marsh: Dundery Brook (BMDB1) and Briggs Beach (BMBB2).

Briggs Marsh: Dundery Brook (BMDB1)
Nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, algae, and water clarity measurements taken from a rock at the marsh edge at the mouth of Dundery Brook. (41.484079, -71.16685)
Total Nitrogen
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen
Total Organic Nitrogen
Dissolved Oxygen
All Measurements
Average of Lowest 20%
Algal Pigments
Total Pigments
Water Clarity
Yearly Average
Briggs Marsh: Briggs Beach (Station BMBB2)
Nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, algae, and water clarity measurements taken from the water on the back side of Briggs Beach. (41.477378, -71.159266)
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.
secondary sponsor logo

Volunteer

Become a Baywatcher

Help the Buzzards Bay Coalition keep an eye on the health of the water in your community. Become a Baywatcher, and you can volunteer as a "citizen scientist" on the water this summer.

Read More ›

Related Stories

Coalition celebrated with national award for coastal stewardship

The national Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) recently awarded the Buzzards Bay Coalition its 2021 Coastal Stewardship Award for the breadth and depth of its programs to protect and preserve Buzzards Bay.

Full Story ›
Five good reasons to weigh anchor and experience the joy of sailing

Buzzards Bay happens to be one of the best places for sailing in North America, and that's just one reason to try it.

Full Story ›
Thirty years and hundreds of thousands of data points later

The Baywatchers water quality monitoring program started its 2021 season in late May, marking its 30th season of operation and making it one of the nation’s longest running and largest water quality monitoring efforts involving citizen scientists.

Full Story ›

Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: