Connecticut River at East Hartford, Dock at Great River Park

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Riverfront Park

East Hartford , CT
Longitude/Latitude: -72.661450 / 41.760640

This site is located on the mainstream of the Connecticut River across from the state's capitol city. Riverfront Park is part of the Riverfront Recapture project which was completed in 1999. The sampling is done at the end of a dock adjacent to a boat launch. Sampling is done by a volunteer from the Connecticut River Conservancy and the analysis is done by the local USGS agency laboratory.

Is It Clean?

Sample Date	Status	CFU/100ml	Wet Weather
2024-08-28	Historical data	55.6	N
2024-08-21	Historical data	65	N
2024-08-14	Historical data	33.6	N
2024-08-14	Historical data	32.3	N
2024-08-07	Historical data	61.2	Y

Get more data | What do these numbers mean?

If it has not rained in the past 1-2 days, this site is Usually clean for swimming and Usually clean for boating.

If it has rained in the past 1-2 days, this site is Sometimes clean for swimming and Usually clean for boating.

How Do I Get There?

From Hartford, take I-84 east into East Hartford, take Exit 53 towards for US-44/Connecticut Blvd., keep right and follow the signs for East River Drive, turn right onto East River Drive. The entrance to Riverfront Park will be on your right.

This Site Is Monitored By:

Connecticut River Conservancy

http://www.ctriver.org/

Samples are collected weekly on Wednesday mornings during the summer by a CRC volunteer.

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Bacteria levels can increase due to rainfall and runoff, which can be reflected in river flow levels. This graph shows river flow levels for the past 21 days at the nearest U.S. Geological Survey stream gage. The gage is located on the Connecticut River at the foot of the Charter Oak Bridge, approximately 2,500 feet upstream of this monitoring site.