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Riverfront Park
Middletown , CT
Longitude/Latitude: -72.644054 / 41.559874
This site is located on the mainstem of the Connecticut River as part of the Riverfront Park in Middletown, CT. Riverfront Park was opened in 1979 following nearly a century of maritime and commerce along the Connecticut River in Middletown. The sampling is done at the end of the dock at Riverfront Park. Sampling is taken by volunteers with the Connecticut River Conservancy and the analysis is done by the local USGS agency.
Is It Clean?
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How Do I Get There?
From Hartford, take I-91 South to Exit 22S to merge onto CT-9 South. Take Exit 14 for deKoven Drive toward Harbor Area. Turn left onto DeKoven Drive, turn left onto Union Street, and turn left onto Harbor Drive.
This Site Is Monitored By:
Connecticut River Conservancy
http://www.ctriver.org/
Samples are collected weekly on Wednesday mornings 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 in the vicinity of the Pratt and Whitney Facility.