Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-010-FA

Other ID: Herring River Flux 2026

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Contact(s): Meagan Eagle, Neil Kamal Ganju

Information Specialist(s): Olivia De Meo, Eric Marsjanik, Jennifer O'keefe Suttles, Steven Suttles, Robert Bales, Meagan Eagle, Neil Kamal Ganju

Data Type(s): Sampling: Chemistry, Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Chlorophyll, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: ORP, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Environmental Data: pH, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: We aim to constrain the sediment transport direction and magnitudes within different reaches of the Herring River, under different external forcing conditions. The data collected from this study will add to existing knowledge of Herring River sediment dynamics and guide adaptive management and restoration of the Herring River Estuary and salt marshes.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Wellfleet, MA

End Port/Location: Wellfleet, MA

Start Date: 2026-03-23

End Date: 2026-12-31

Equipment Used: Water sampler, ADCP, Bottom platform, YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter Sonde, Sampling scoop

Information to be Derived: Time-series data of water level, currents, turbidity, and other water-quality parameters (temperature, salinity, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, pH/ORP, fDOM, algae). Grain size of sediment samples collected from the bed of each site. Suspended sediment concentrations of water samples collected at each site.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes: This will be a multi-year monitoring project and site visits will be routine (every 1-3 months). We would like this to be an event-based FA.

Location:

Herring River Estuary

Platform(s):

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired