Volunteer Photographers Needed — May 15 King Tide

Thank you for your interest in documenting the impacts of this king tide in Rhode Island. Your contribution can make an enormous difference. State, municipal, and nonprofit resource managers and planners use these images to illustrate how flooding impacts coastal areas to help communities plan what to do to protect infrastructure and keep people safe.

Using Your Phone for MyCoast  Photos, Step-by-Step

  1. Download the free MyCoast App: Visit the App Store or Get it on Google Play.
  2. Take your picture, open the app, and click “Add Report.”
  3. Select “King Tide”
  4. Select photo from library, add comments about the location and any details or damages you observe.
  5. Click the map to set your location, and click Submit!

Here are some locations to check out:

Barrington: Lathem Park, Willow Street, Barrington Beach, Rte 114 at White Church Bridge, roads that end along the Palmer River

Bristol: Bike Path and Hope Street at Silver Creek, Poppasquash Road south of entrance to Colt State Park

Charlestown: Quonnie Breachway boat ramp and parking lot

Jamestown: North Road

Middletown: Atlantic Beach, Third Beach Road at Maidford River outlet

Narragansett: Great Island, Middlebridge boat launch area

Newport: Downtown, Kings Park, Point District, Wellington Avenue at Spencer Park

North Kingstown: Wickford Harbor

Portsmouth: Common Fence Point Blvd, Island Park, Gull Cove

Providence: Waterplace Park

South Kingstown: Roads along the the Narrow River, Matunuck around Point Judith or Potters Pond

Tiverton: Fogland Road, Riverside Drive

Warren: Jamiel Park, Market Street, Warren Town Beach, Palmer Avenue, Bridge Street

Warwick: Anywhere and everywhere!

Westerly: Atlantic Avenue, Breen Road, Fort Road, Watch Hill Harbor, Weekapaug Road

Your choice: Any coastal area!

Need More?

Contact the URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant; Pam Rubinoff at rubinoff@uri.edu or Sue Kennedy at sbkennedy@uri.edu.
Stay safe! Don’t risk injury for the sake of a photo!

MyCoast  Rhode Island partners

Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, URI Coastal Resources Center, Save The Bay, Clean Ocean Access and Rhode Island Sea Grant