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
- Download the free MyCoast App: Visit the App Store or Get it on Google Play.
- Take your picture, open the app, and click “Add Report.”
- Select “King Tide”
- Select photo from library, add comments about the location and any details or damages you observe.
- 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