Sharps Island

Near Tilghman Island, MD, near Sharps Island Lighthouse
38.619, -76.41

This is the deepest-water 2025 station, so it is the first to observe the onset of hypoxic conditions in a mainstem Chesapeake Bay Program water-quality segment.

  • Data visualizations for this location are available at the IOOS website.
  • QA/QCed data are available for this location for 2024 and 2025.
  • Quality control information is available at this IOOS webpage.
Parameter Value Unit Date Graphs
Depth: 2.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 7.9 mg/L 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 12.3 PSU 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 29.0 °C 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 5.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 6.8 mg/L 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 12.8 PSU 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 28.4 °C 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 8.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 0.0 mg/L 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 17.3 PSU 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 28.2 °C 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 11.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 3.5 mg/L 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 15.7 PSU 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 27.3 °C 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 13.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 2.6 mg/L 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 16.0 PSU 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 27.0 °C 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 15.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 2.0 mg/L 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 17.7 PSU 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 26.9 °C 2026-08-10 12:10 AM EDT 1 | 7 | 30

This is the deepest-water 2025 station, so it is the first to observe the onset of hypoxic conditions in a mainstem Chesapeake Bay Program water-quality segment.

  • Data visualizations for this location are available at the IOOS website.
  • QA/QCed data are available for this location for 2024 and 2025.
  • Quality control information is available at this IOOS webpage.