The USGS NY Water Science Center maintains a network of near-real-time sensors to monitor the movement of suspended sediment into and through the freshwater reach of the tidal Hudson River. Information from this network helps quantify the movement of sediment in the watershed to assist resource managers and stakeholders reduce dredging costs, target resources to mitigate soil loss, and modify land use practices and behavior that result in sediment-related damage to the ecosystem.
Additional Sources of Hudson River Information
Hudson River Salt Front Project
Near real-time HRECOS data (hosted by Stevens Institute)
Near real-time data from The Battery
- Stevens Institute Urban Ocean Observatory
- Beczak Environmental Education Center - near real-time data
- Other Hudson River Programs
- Hudson River Estuary Program
- Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
- Hudson River Foundation
- Hudson River research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- Hudson Basin RiverwatchHudson River Environmental Society
- Hudson River Museum
- Hudson River Maritime Museum
Hudson River Watershed Alliance
Network Locations
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Upper Hudson
Hudson River at Waterford, NY (01335770)
Mohawk River at Cohoes, NY (01357500)
---Mohawk River at Fonda, NY (01349527)
---Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville, NY (01351500)
Lower Hudson Tributaries
Normans Kill at Albany, NY (01359528)
Catskill Creek nr Catskill, NY (01362090)
Roeliff Jansen Kill nr Linlithgo, NY (01362182)
Kinderhook Creek at Rossman, NY (01361000)
Esopus Creek at Mt. Marion (01364500)
---Esopus Creek at Lomontville (01363556)
Rondout at Rondout, NY (01372007)
Tidal Mainstem
Hudson River below Poughkeepsie, NY(01372058)
Sediment transport due to extreme events: The Hudson River estuary after tropical storms Irene and Lee
Suspended sediment transport in the freshwater reach of the Hudson river estuary in eastern New York
Use of an ADCP to compute suspended-sediment discharge in the tidal Hudson River, New York
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- Overview
The USGS NY Water Science Center maintains a network of near-real-time sensors to monitor the movement of suspended sediment into and through the freshwater reach of the tidal Hudson River. Information from this network helps quantify the movement of sediment in the watershed to assist resource managers and stakeholders reduce dredging costs, target resources to mitigate soil loss, and modify land use practices and behavior that result in sediment-related damage to the ecosystem.
Annual Tons of Suspended Sediment Entering the Tidal Hudson River at the Green Island Dam, Troy, NY(Public domain.) Additional Sources of Hudson River Information
Hudson River Salt Front Project
Near real-time HRECOS data (hosted by Stevens Institute)
Near real-time data from The Battery
- Stevens Institute Urban Ocean Observatory
- Beczak Environmental Education Center - near real-time data
- Other Hudson River Programs
- Hudson River Estuary Program
- Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
- Hudson River Foundation
- Hudson River research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- Hudson Basin RiverwatchHudson River Environmental Society
- Hudson River Museum
- Hudson River Maritime Museum
Hudson River Watershed Alliance
Network Locations
Clicking the sites and watersheds below provides additional information.
Upper Hudson
Hudson River at Waterford, NY (01335770)
Mohawk River at Cohoes, NY (01357500)
---Mohawk River at Fonda, NY (01349527)
---Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville, NY (01351500)
Lower Hudson Tributaries
Normans Kill at Albany, NY (01359528)
Catskill Creek nr Catskill, NY (01362090)
Roeliff Jansen Kill nr Linlithgo, NY (01362182)
Kinderhook Creek at Rossman, NY (01361000)
Esopus Creek at Mt. Marion (01364500)
---Esopus Creek at Lomontville (01363556)
Rondout at Rondout, NY (01372007)
Tidal Mainstem
Hudson River below Poughkeepsie, NY(01372058)
- Publications
Sediment transport due to extreme events: The Hudson River estuary after tropical storms Irene and Lee
Tropical Storms Irene and Lee in 2011 produced intense precipitation and flooding in the U.S. Northeast, including the Hudson River watershed. Sediment input to the Hudson River was approximately 2.7 megaton, about 5 times the long-term annual average. Rather than the common assumption that sediment is predominantly trapped in the estuary, observations and model results indicate that approximatAuthorsDavid K. Ralston, John C. Warner, W. Rockwell Geyer, Gary R. WallSuspended sediment transport in the freshwater reach of the Hudson river estuary in eastern New York
Deposition of Hudson River sediment into New York Harbor interferes with navigation lanes and requires continuous dredging. Sediment dynamics at the Hudson estuary turbidity maximum (ETM) have received considerable study, but delivery of sediment to the ETM through the freshwater reach of the estuary has received relatively little attention and few direct measurements. An acoustic Doppler currentAuthorsG. R. Wall, E.A. Nystrom, S. LittenUse of an ADCP to compute suspended-sediment discharge in the tidal Hudson River, New York
Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) can provide data needed for computation of suspended-sediment discharge in complex river systems, such as tidal rivers, in which conventional methods of collecting time-series data on suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) and water discharge are not feasible. Although ADCPs are not designed to measure SSC, ADCP data can be used as a surrogate under certaAuthorsGary R. Wall, Elizabeth A. Nystrom, Simon Litten - Partners
Below are partners associated with this project.