Dutemple Brook Gets Temp Loggers...

RI NFC Chair Brendan Kennedy with a data logger ready for deployment…

The Rhode Island chapter of NFC has undertaken a Holistic Stream Assessment/Restoration project on Dutemple Brook, a roughly 2 mile coldwater stream with an approximately 1 square mile drainage. When last surveyed in 2019, it was the coldest stream in the Queen River watershed. Wild native brook trout were present as well.

After performing a top-to-bottom visual survey to identify potential issues pertaining to fish passage and thermal stress, NFC deployed data loggers at key locations throughout the stream so we can monitor the water temperature over the course of the season.

At the end of the season the data will be consolidated, graphed, and analyzed to identify average temperatures, spikes, trends, thermal stressors, thermal refuges, and the impact of stormwater.

special thanks to ri nfc chair brendan kennedy, vice chair dryden eliason, and board members brian eliason, Paul Burmeister, and jeff moore for getting the temp loggers deployed.

and thanks to brian eliason for his support in regard to obtaining the equipment necessary for temperature logging.