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 7.8 mg/L 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 14.5 PSU 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 28.1 °C 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 5.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 3.4 mg/L 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 15.2 PSU 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 28.0 °C 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 8.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 5.0 mg/L 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 16.5 PSU 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 28.2 °C 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 11.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 2.0 mg/L 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 18.7 PSU 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 27.6 °C 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 13.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 1.0 mg/L 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 16.7 PSU 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 27.2 °C 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Depth: 15.00m
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 0.0 mg/L 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Salinity 20.0 PSU 2026-08-15 3:10 PM EDT 1 | 7 | 30
Temperature 27.1 °C 2026-08-15 3:10 PM 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.