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Chesapeake Bay Mainstem - Susquehanna River (CB1.1)
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Location:
Mouth of Susquehanna River
Coordinates
(NAD83):
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39.5451º |
| Longitude: |
-76.0813º |
Description:
This station is a mid-channel site located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, near the mouth of the Susquehanna River. This station is located in the tidal fresh zone (salinity 0 to 0.5 ppt) in approximately 6 meters of water.
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Current Parameter:
Dissolved Oxygen
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The yellow shaded area
represents the range of monthly mean values that have occurred from 1985 to 2012. The blue line shows the monthly mean values for each month
over that same time period. The red line shows what the current years
conditions are and how they compare to the range and the average values
we've seen.
2013
Bottom
Water Dissolved Oxygen
Chesapeake Bay Mainstem / Susquehanna River (CB1.1)
Legend
Range 1985 to 2012 |
2013 |
Mean |
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Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l)
Chesapeake Bay Mainstem / Susquehanna River (CB1.1) |
| Month |
Minimum |
Mean |
Maximum |
2012 |
2013 |
| January |
11.80
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13.40
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14.70
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13.60
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13.50
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| February |
12.20
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13.54
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14.30
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13.60
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13.40
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| March |
11.30
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12.56
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14.50
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12.60
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Not Sampled
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| April |
9.15
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10.90
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12.45
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10.00
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10.60
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| May |
7.25
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8.97
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10.50
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8.70
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8.70
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| June |
5.45
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7.02
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8.90
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7.70
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| July |
5.65
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6.70
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8.25
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7.30
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| August |
6.05
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6.93
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8.05
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7.50
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| September |
6.60
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7.61
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10.40
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8.20
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| October |
7.19
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8.94
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10.25
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9.20
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| November |
8.80
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10.82
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12.82
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11.50
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| December |
9.60
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12.43
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14.20
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12.80
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NOTE:
Results displayed are provisional and have not undergone full Quality
Assurance procedures. Although Maryland DNR believes the data presented
here are correct, we cannot guarantee their accuracy at this time.
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