NORTHEAST WATER LEVEL NETWORK

The Northeast Water Level Network is enhancing coastal resilience through improving access, quality, and coverage of water level observations in the face of storm surges, extreme rainfall, and rising sea levels. Our vision is to increase access to water level data and products through collaborative partnerships, use of innovative technologies, and expand coastal water level observation capacity along the Northeast coast. We currently have more than 45 water level sensors installed throughout the Northeast, with plans for additional sites. View the current, planned, and proposed sites.

WATER LEVEL NETWORK FOCUS

  • Advise and prioritize where new water level stations go and install them
  • Provide water level data to the public that can be used for many purposes
  • Share best practices and lessons learned amongst projects and groups regionally
  • Aid emergency response and post-storm recovery efforts
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GET INVOLVED IN MONITORING
We will be expanding our network of water level sensors, wave buoys and webcams. We are seeking input from regional stakeholders who have insight into coastal locations in need of real-time data on water levels and potential overland flooding. Please contribute your site suggestions or feedback via our StoryMap survey. If you have questions about the workshop or the water level monitoring work, contact Anna Simpson: anna @ neracoos.org
RESOURCES
PROJECT PARTNERS

 

Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC)

Gulf of Maine Research Institute

University of Rhode Island

Brown University

University of New Hampshire

NOAA Office for Coastal Management

National Weather Service

USGS

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Maine

ME Geological Survey

Maine Department of Transportation

Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

ME Coastal Program

ME Sea Grant

Town of Bucksport

Town of Milbridge

Island Institute

Town of Rockland

 

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Piscataqua River Estuary Partnership

New Hampshire Sea Grant

Town of Durham 

Town of Hampton

Town of Exeter

 

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Nation

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Woods Hole Group

University of Massachusetts Boston

Town of Scituate

Town of Gloucester

 

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council

Rhode Island Department of Transportation

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Providence Emergency Management

City of Providence

Port of Galilee

Block Island Sea Level Rise Committee

 

Connecticut

Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve

Water Level Monitoring Workshop The Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC ) and the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS ) hosted a 2 day water level monitoring workshop in September 2023. One of the main goals was to strengthen connections between professionals in the field of water level monitoring and applications. Participants included people from state and federal agencies, academic/research institutions, regional ocean observing systems, and community members as well as representation from several companies and groups that develop low-cost water level monitoring systems. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP