The Wrack
The Wrack is the Wells Reserve blog.
The Wrack is the Wells Reserve blog.
Mays flooding washed away two of the Reserves water data-logger units used for the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Replacing the units was well timed, though, as equipment upgrades now allow public access to real-time data on weather and water quality.
About 12 inches of rain fell in parts of southern Maine and seacoast New Hampshire between the 12th and 16th of May, and the sudden flow of fresh water into normally salty estuarine and marine waters will impact fish and shellfish in the region.