Rhode Island is expecting a higher-than-normal high tide (or "king tide") June 13 around 7:45 p.m.  These king tides can potentially cause flooding in low-lying coastal areas, and we need your photos!

Join other MyCoast Rhode Island volunteers and share your photos of coastal flooding and erosion to help us better understand the impact of this high tide along the south shore and throughout Narragansett Bay communities.

You can post your photos to the MyCoast website or upload them to the app right from your phone. And check out these tips for getting great MyCoast photos! NOTE: There is no need to "respond" to this need, just follow the directions below to contribute!

How:

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: Latham Park, Willow Street, Barrington Beach, Rte 114 at White Church Bridge
• Bristol: Bike Path and Hope Street at Silver Creek, Poppasquash Road
• Charlestown: Quonnie Breachway boat ramp, Charlestown Beach Road, Foster Cove area
• Jamestown: Downtown, North Road, Racquet Road, Fort Getty Road near Fox Hill Pond
• Little Compton: Town Way, Town Landing
• Middletown: Peabody's Beach, Third Beach Road at Maidford River outlet
• Narragansett: Bonnet Shores Road, Foddering Farm Road
• Newport: Downtown Waterfront, Kings Park, Point Neighborhood, Hazard Road
• New Shoreham: Ocean Ave, Corn Neck Road
• North Kingstown: Wickford Harbor
• Portsmouth: Common Fence Point, Island Park Ave, Boyds Lane, Gull Cove
• Providence: Waterplace Park, South Water Street, Public Street
• South Kingstown: Low lying roads along the Narrow River and Green Hill Pond
• Tiverton: Fogland Road, Three Rod Way, Pond Bridge Road @ Nonquit Pond, Oliver Lane
• Warren: Jamiel Park, Market Street, Warren Town Beach, Palmer Avenue, Bridge Street
• Warwick: Anywhere and everywhere!
• Westerly: Atlantic Avenue, Breach Drive, Shell Drive, Winnapaug  and Weekapaug Roads, Watch Hill Harbor
• 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!

State, municipal, and nonprofit resources managers and planners use these images to help demonstrate how high tide flooding impacts coastal areas to help communities plan what to do to protect infrastructure and keep people safe.

Note: This independent opportunity is not available for community service hours.

Questions? Contact July Lewis at jlewis@savebay.org.