Connecticut River at Windsor Meadows State Park

Windsor Meadows State Park directly borders the mainstem Connecticut River 3.5 miles north of Hartford. The park boasts well-used, yet peaceful walking trails, undeveloped floodplain forest and the popular Bissel Bridge Boat Launch. Sampling is taken by a volunteer of the Connecticut River Conservancy and the analysis is done by the local USGS agency.

Windsor, CT

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Site use:

Boating

Fishing

Public Access

Likely condition

0% chance*

Clean for boating only

During dry weather this site was clean for boating only 0 times out of 0 measurements (0%).

0% chance*

Clean for swimming

During dry weather this site was clean for swimming and boating 0 times out of 0 measurements (0%).

0% chance*

Not clean for either

During dry weather this site was not clean for swimming or boating 0 times out of 0 measurements (0%).

* Not real-time data — even consistent past results come with a margin of uncertainty.

No data

No samples have been taken at this monitoring site during dry weather.

65% chance*

Clean for boating only

During wet weather this site was clean for boating only 33 times out of 51 measurements (65%).

29% chance*

Clean for swimming

During wet weather this site was clean for swimming and boating 14 times out of 51 measurements (29%).

6% chance*

Not clean for either

During wet weather this site was not clean for swimming or boating 4 times out of 51 measurements (6%).

* Not real-time data — even consistent past results come with a margin of uncertainty.

No data

No samples have been taken at this monitoring site during wet weather.

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Weather

Wet/Dry weather shows if there was rain in the 48 hours before the sample was taken.

Status

CFU/100ml

The number of bacterial colonies in 100 ml of water.

Clean for swimming and boating <235 cfu/100 ml

Clean for boating only 235 - 575 cfu/100 ml

Not clean for either >575 cfu/100 ml

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Samples are collected weekly by CRC volunteers on Wednesdays from June through August.

Water discharge and bacteria level

Discharge, cubic feet per second

E.coli, cfu/100 ml

Discharge is the amount of water moving through a river channel, typically measured in cubic feet or meters per second. It’s closely tied to water level—more rain or snowmelt leads to higher discharge and rising river levels. These increases can stir up sediments and wash bacteria from the land into the water, often resulting in higher bacteria concentrations, especially after heavy rains.

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