Port of Saint John Intertidal Water Level and Temperature 2020-2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada collected intertidal water level and temperature data near the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, from 2020 to 2022. The data characterize high marsh flood tides and water level fluctuations influenced by the Courtenay Bay causeway. Measurements were taken using Hobo U20-001-02 water level loggers, with water levels reported in meters relative to logger elevation.

Use Cases

• Analyze water level fluctuations relative to ground level to study tidal inundation frequency and duration in high marsh areas.
• Model temperature variations in intertidal flood waters to assess seasonal impacts on coastal ecosystems.
• Correlate water level and temperature data from 2020-2022 to investigate coastal vulnerability and salt marsh morphodynamics near anthropogenic infrastructure.
• Use compensated water level data, adjusted for atmospheric pressure, to build baseline models of marine ecological conditions in Courtenay Bay.

Strengths

• Multi-year time series covering 2020 to 2022, providing a multi-seasonal baseline.
• Data collection followed a standardized protocol using Hobo U20-001-02 loggers and barometric pressure compensation.
• Focus on a specific, instrumented site (Port of Saint John vicinity) with detailed deployment methodology.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size, row count, and column structure, limiting immediate assessment of analytical scope.
• Geographic scope is limited to one site (Port of Saint John), reducing generalizability to other coastal regions.
• Data collection was paused during winter months, creating seasonal gaps in the time series.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Coastal Ecosystems Science Division.

Collection Method

Data collected using Hobo U20-001-02 water level loggers deployed in perforated ABS pipe stilling wells, with barometric compensation applied.

Time Range

2020 to 2022.

Freshness

Data covers 2020-2022; metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Port of Saint John vicinity, Courtenay Bay causeway area, New Brunswick, Canada.