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Chesapeake Bay Mainstem - Cove Point (CB4.4)

Map Showing the Location of CB4.4

Location:
Northeast of Cove Point

Coordinates (NAD83):
Latitude: 38.4132º
Longitude: -76.3430º

Description:
This station is a mid-channel site located in the mid Cheaspeake Bay, northeast of Cove Point. This station is located in the mesohaline zone (salinity 5 to 18 ppt).

Current Parameter: Water Temperature

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Oxygen
Water
Temperature
Salinity pH Water
Clarity


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.

To convert temperature to Fahrenheit, use the conversion tool below.

2013 Surface Water Temperature
Chesapeake Bay Mainstem / Cove Point (CB4.4)

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Range 1985 to 2012 2013 Mean

Surface Water Temperature (°F)
Chesapeake Bay Mainstem / Cove Point (CB4.4)
Month Minimum Mean Maximum 2012 2013
January 32.54 39.34 45.68 43.34 43.70
February 32.54 37.33 42.08 41.54 38.84
March 35.78 42.87 47.66 46.94 43.34
April 49.37 53.16 58.64 58.64 53.06
May 59.18 63.70 70.52 64.94 62.06
June 65.12 74.46 79.52 76.37  
July 78.08 80.91 83.66 82.76  
August 78.08 80.72 83.93 82.22  
September 71.24 75.92 80.60 76.10  
October 59.72 66.32 70.70 65.84  
November 48.92 55.40 61.70 51.98  
December 39.56 46.41 54.14 48.56  

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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Dissolved
Oxygen
Water
Temperature
Salinity pH Water
Clarity

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Additional water quality data, including nutrient data, is currently available through the Chesapeake Bay Program Data Hub.

Contact Mark Trice of MD DNR's Resource Assessment Service at (410) 260-8630 or by email at mtrice@dnr.state.md.us.


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