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Save The River® Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper®

Save The River® Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper®

Save The River is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

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Current River Conditions

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Use the links below to view the current River conditions

Weather
  • NOAA Current River Conditions Buoy – Alexandria Bay – Overall conditions: weather, water temperatures and more
  • Current Radar – View the current radar for the River and North Country
  • Kingston Weather from Environment Canada – Get the weather forecasts for the Canadian side of the 1000 Islands region
  • National Weather Service Clayton Forecast – Get the weather forecasts for the American side of the 1000 Islands region
  • National Weather Service Marine Forecast – Stay up-to-date with the weekly marine weather forecasts for the River

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Aerial Imagery
  • Lake Ontario MODIS Imagery – View daily images of Lake Ontario from the Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Water Levels
  • International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board – Get up-to-date water levels data for the St. Lawrence River
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service Voice-Announced Water Levels Gauges – Weekly Water Level Bulletin from MEDS – Marine Environmental Data Service, for the Great Lakes and Montreal.
  • Save The River’s work on Water Levels
Shipping Information and Tracking
  • Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Ship Tracking Map – View current ship locations on the St. Lawrence Seaway
  • MarineTraffic – View current ship locations on the St. Lawrence Seaway
  • Boatnerd – Additional boating news and information about shipping on the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
Ice
  • US National Ice Center (USNIC)– shows daily updates of ice coverage in the Great Lakes
  • NOAA – Check out ICECON which shows the ice type, thickness, and ranges of ice on the Great Lakes
  • Great Lakes Observing System – Learn about community ice data collection initiatives with ice fisherman

Recent River News

  • Walleye Stocking Program in Ogdensburg a Success!
  • Ship stranded for weeks finally freed
  • The Tim S. Dool has been stuck since November 23rd
  • The Tim S. Dool remains stranded near Eisenhower Lock
  • The Tim S. Dool ran aground near Morrisburg, ON
  • The Algoma Guardian spews smoke
  • NACC Argonaut freed
  • Ship Freed, Seaway Traffic Resumes
  • Canadian freighter grounded in St. Lawrence Seaway near Cornwall
  • Divers find long-lost artifact from sunken Empress of Ireland in St. Lawrence River
  • Water levels at Lake St. Lawrence are expected to keep up through early fall
  • Officials begin lowering Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River
  • Upstate angler’s monster St. Lawrence River muskie sets world records
NACC Argonaut carrier grounding
NACC Argonaut carrier grounding

Save The River is a 501(c)3 and was designated the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper in 2004 and is a member of the International Waterkeeper Alliance. The Waterkeeper Alliance is the world’s fastest growing environmental movement, with more than 300+ local Waterkeepers patrolling rivers, lakes and coastal waterways on 6 continents.

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409 Riverside Drive

Clayton, NY 13624

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