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| Table 10. Seasonal (April through October) median values for submersed aquatic vegetation habitat criteria parameters at freshwater tidal Potomac River monitoring station XFB1433 for the period 1983 through 1997 | |||||
|
YEAR
|
SECCHI (m)
|
TSS
(mg/l) |
CHLA
(mg/l) |
DIP
(mg/l) |
DIN
(mg/l) |
|
1983
|
0.66
|
18.0
|
5.56
|
0.0300
|
1.8690
|
|
1984
|
0.76
|
11.0
|
9.71
|
0.0200
|
1.9840
|
|
1985
|
0.85
|
15.0
|
16.27
|
0.0400
|
1.7940
|
|
1986
|
0.60
|
15.0
|
8.37
|
0.0200
|
1.7520
|
|
1987
|
0.60
|
15.0
|
8.97
|
0.0300
|
1.9610
|
|
1988
|
0.60
|
17.5
|
8.15
|
0.0230
|
2.2200
|
|
1989
|
0.55
|
16.0
|
8.67
|
0.0380
|
2.0760
|
|
1990
|
0.55
|
18.0
|
7.48
|
0.0280
|
2.1100
|
|
1991
|
0.70
|
16.0
|
9.22
|
0.0140
|
2.2600
|
|
1992
|
0.65
|
17.5
|
8.22
|
0.0210
|
2.1720
|
|
1993
|
0.60
|
20.0
|
11.96
|
0.0140
|
2.0100
|
|
1994
|
0.60
|
18.5
|
20.19
|
0.0190
|
1.6230
|
|
1995
|
0.70
|
25.5
|
22.18
|
0.0160
|
1.6550
|
|
1996
|
0.55
|
23.0
|
7.92
|
0.0215
|
1.6095
|
|
1997
|
0.50
|
22.5
|
28.60
|
0.0120
|
1.1480
|
| Table 11. Seasonal (April through October) median values for submersed aquatic vegetation habitat criteria parameters at freshwater tidal Potomac River monitoring station XEA6596 for the period 1983 through 1997 | |||||
|
YEAR
|
SECCHI (m)
|
TSS
(mg/l) |
CHLA
(mg/l) |
DIP
(mg/l) |
DIN
(mg/l) |
|
1983
|
0.53
|
24.0
|
16.68
|
0.0400
|
1.6110
|
|
1984
|
0.70
|
15.5
|
22.13
|
0.0200
|
1.4420
|
|
1985
|
0.61
|
14.0
|
24.55
|
0.0300
|
1.4200
|
|
1986
|
0.50
|
16.0
|
12.86
|
0.0280
|
1.3880
|
|
1987
|
0.65
|
14.5
|
9.79
|
0.0290
|
1.5860
|
|
1988
|
0.65
|
19.0
|
14.35
|
0.0230
|
1.7760
|
|
1989
|
0.65
|
12.0
|
8.01
|
0.0180
|
1.9680
|
|
1990
|
0.60
|
16.0
|
5.68
|
0.0280
|
2.0600
|
|
1991
|
0.80
|
9.5
|
5.48
|
0.0145
|
1.8520
|
|
1992
|
0.70
|
15.0
|
6.98
|
0.0160
|
1.7160
|
|
1993
|
0.60
|
16.5
|
14.08
|
0.0175
|
1.4500
|
|
1994
|
0.60
|
20.0
|
21.93
|
0.0225
|
1.4715
|
|
1995
|
0.60
|
23.0
|
22.13
|
0.0160
|
1.1295
|
|
1996
|
0.50
|
22.5
|
9.57
|
0.0200
|
1.4750
|
|
1997
|
0.45
|
27.5
|
23.00
|
0.0130
|
1.1155
|