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Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network: 2005-2014

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6 NTN Stations 9 7 10 8 Susquehanna 11 82 Eastern Shore 83 Western Shore 12 15 14 Potomac 16 13 17 Rappahannock

York 19 21 20 23 James 18 22 24 25 26 27 41 43 84 37 86 5 55 29 85 40 42 45 30 28 36 39 44 53 31 38 46 MD 32 54 33 WV 52 56 87 34 4 3 50 2 58 57 35 51 1 59 DC 47 60 62 DE 49 61 63 71 VA 67 70 48 74 68 72 75 65 64 69 76 66 73 77 81 78 79 80

Prepared on 10/20/15 Nontidal Network: All Stations

NTN Stations 91 NY 6 NTN New Stations 9 10 8 7 Susquehanna 11 82 Eastern Shore 83 12 Western Shore 92 15 16 Potomac 14 PA 13 Rappahannock 17 93 19 95 96 York 94 23 20 97 James 18 98 100 21 27 22 26 101 107 24 25 102 108 84 86 42 43 45 55 99 85 30 103 28 5 37 109 57 31 39 40 111 29 90 36 53 38 41 105 32 44 54 104 MD 106 WV 110 52 112 56 33 87 3 50 46 115 89 34 DC 4 51 2 59 58 114 47 60 35 1 DE 49 61 62 63 88 71 74 48 67 68 70 72 117 75 VA 64 69 116 76 65 66 73 77 81 78 79 80

Prepared on 10/20/15 Table 1. Chesapeake Bay nontidal monitoring stations included in the determination of nutrient and suspended sediment loads and trends for the time period 1985 through 2014. Bold stations represent the nine River Input Monitoring stations. USGS STATION MAJOR Drainage MONITORING DATA MAP ID NUMBER USGS STATION NAME WATERSHED/REGION Area (mi2) START DATE END DATE 1 01487000 NEAR BRIDGEVILLE, DE Eastern Shore 75 1998 2014 2 01488500 NEAR ADAMSVILLE, DE Eastern Shore 47 2005 2014 3 01491000 NEAR GREENSBORO, MD Eastern Shore 113 1985 2014 4 01491500 NEAR RUTHSBURG, MD Eastern Shore 85 2005 2014 5 01495000 BIG ELK CREEK AT ELK MILLS, MD Eastern Shore 52 2005 2014 6 01502500 AT ROCKDALE NY Susquehanna 520 2005 2014 7 01503000 AT CONKLIN NY Susquehanna 2,232 2006 2014 8 01515000 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR WAVERLY NY Susquehanna 4,773 2005 2014 9 01529500 NEAR CAMPBELL NY Susquehanna 470 2006 2014 10 01531000 AT CHEMUNG NY Susquehanna 2,506 2005 2014 11 01531500 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT TOWANDA, PA Susquehanna 7,797 1985 2014 82 01534000 TUNKHANNOCK CREEK NEAR TUNKHANNOCK, PA Susquehanna 383 2007 2014 12 01536500 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT WILKES-BARRE, PA Susquehanna 9,960 1989 2014 13 01540500 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT DANVILLE, PA Susquehanna 11,220 1985 2014 14 01542500 WB SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT KARTHAUS, PA Susquehanna 1,462 2005 2014 83 01549700 PINE CREEK BL L PINE CREEK NEAR WATERVILLE, PA Susquehanna 944 2007 2014 15 01549760 WB SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT JERSEY SHORE, PA Susquehanna 5,225 2006 2014 16 01553500 WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT LEWISBURG, PA Susquehanna 6,847 1985 2014 17 01555000 AT PENNS CREEK, PA Susquehanna 301 2005 2014 18 01562000 RAYSTOWN BRANCH AT SAXTON, PA Susquehanna 756 2005 2014 19 01567000 JUNIATA RIVER AT NEWPORT, PA Susquehanna 3,354 1985 2014 20 01568000 SHERMAN CREEK AT SHERMANS DALE, PA Susquehanna 207 2005 2014 21 01570000 NEAR HOGESTOWN, PA Susquehanna 470 2005 2014 22 01571500 NEAR CAMP HILL, PA Susquehanna 213 2005 2014 23 01573560 NEAR HERSHEY, PA Susquehanna 483 2005 2014 24 01574000 WEST NEAR MANCHESTER, PA Susquehanna 510 2005 2014 25 01576000 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT MARIETTA, PA Susquehanna 25,990 1987 2014 26 01576754 AT CONESTOGA, PA Susquehanna 470 1985 2014 27 01576787 AT MARTIC FORGE, PA Susquehanna 148 2005 2014 28 01578310 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT CONOWINGO, MD Susquehanna 27,100 1985 2014 84 01578475 NEAR RICHARDSMERE, MD Susquehanna 177 2007 2014 29 01580520 NEAR DARLINGTON, MD Western Shore 164 2006 2014 30 01582500 GUNPOWDER FALLS AT GLENCOE, MD Western Shore 160 1985 2014 31 01586000 NORTH BRANCH AT CEDARHURST, MD Western Shore 57 1985 2014 32 01589300 GWYNNS FALLS AT VILLA NOVA, MD Western Shore 32 2003 2014 33 01591000 NEAR UNITY, MD Western Shore 35 1985 2014 34 01594440 PATUXENT RIVER NEAR BOWIE, MD Western Shore 348 1985 2014 35 01594526 WESTERN BRANCH AT UPPER MARLBORO, MD Western Shore 90 2006 2014 36 01599000 GEORGES CREEK AT FRANKLIN, MD Potomac 72 1985 2014 37 01601500 WILLS CREEK NEAR CUMBERLAND, MD Potomac 247 1985 2014 38 01604500 NEAR HEADSVILLE, WV Potomac 221 2006 2014 39 01608500 SOUTH BRANCH NEAR SPRINGFIELD, WV Potomac 1,461 2006 2014 85 01609000 TOWN CREEK NEAR OLDTOWN, MD Potomac 148 2007 2014 86 01610155 SIDELING HILL CREEK NEAR BELLEGROVE, MD Potomac 102 2007 2014 40 01611500 NEAR GREAT CACAPON, WV Potomac 675 2006 2014 41 01613095 NEAR HANCOCK, MD Potomac 111 2006 2014 42 01613525 LICKING CREEK AT PECTONVILLE, MD Potomac 193 2006 2014 43 01614500 AT FAIRVIEW, MD Potomac 494 1985 2014 44 01616500 NEAR MARTINSBURG, WV Potomac 273 2006 2014 45 01619000 NEAR WAYNESBORO, PA Potomac 93 2006 2014 46 01619500 ANTIETAM CREEK NEAR SHARPSBURG, MD Potomac 281 1985 2014 47 01621050 MUDDY CREEK AT MOUNT CLINTON, VA Potomac 14 1994 2014 48 01626000 NEAR WAYNESBORO, VA Potomac 127 1985 2014 49 01628500 S F NEAR LYNNWOOD, VA Potomac 1,079 1985 2014 50 01631000 S F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT FRONT ROYAL, VA Potomac 1,634 1985 2014 51 01632900 NEAR NEW MARKET, VA Potomac 94 1985 2014 52 01634000 N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA Potomac 770 1985 2014 53 01637500 CATOCTIN CREEK NEAR MIDDLETOWN, MD Potomac 67 1985 2014 54 01638480 CATOCTIN CREEK AT TAYLORSTOWN, VA Potomac 89 1985 2014 55 01639000 AT BRIDGEPORT, MD Potomac 173 1985 2014 56 01646000 NEAR GREAT FALLS, VA Potomac 58 1985 2014 57 01646580 POTOMAC RIVER AT CHAIN BRIDGE, AT WASHINGTON, DC Potomac 11,570 1985 2014 87 01651000 NORTHWEST BR NR HYATTSVILLE, MD Potomac 49 2007 2014 58 01654000 NEAR ANNANDALE, VA Potomac 24 1991 2014 Table 1. Chesapeake Bay nontidal monitoring stations included in the determination of nutrient and suspended sediment loads and trends for the time period 1985 through 2014. Bold stations represent the nine River Input Monitoring stations. USGS STATION MAJOR Drainage MONITORING DATA MAP ID NUMBER USGS STATION NAME WATERSHED/REGION Area (mi2) START DATE END DATE 59 01658500 S F NEAR INDEPENDENT HILL, VA Potomac 8 1994 2014 60 01664000 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AT REMINGTON, VA 619 1985 2014 61 01665500 RAPIDAN RIVER NEAR RUCKERSVILLE, VA Virginia 115 2003 2014 62 01667500 RAPIDAN RIVER NEAR CULPEPER, VA Virginia 468 2005 2014 63 01668000 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA Virginia 1,595 1985 2014 64 01671020 NORTH ANNA RIVER AT HART CORNER NEAR DOSWELL, VA Virginia 462 1985 2014 65 01671100 LITTLE RIVER NEAR DOSWELL, VA Virginia 107 2001 2014 66 01673000 PAMUNKEY RIVER NEAR HANOVER, VA Virginia 1,078 1985 2014 67 01673800 PO RIVER NEAR SPOTSYLVANIA, VA Virginia 78 1987 2014 68 01674000 MATTAPONI RIVER NEAR BOWLING GREEN, VA Virginia 256 1985 2014 69 01674500 MATTAPONI RIVER NEAR BEULAHVILLE, VA Virginia 603 1985 2014 70 02011500 BACK CREEK NEAR MOUNTAIN GROVE, VA Virginia 134 1985 2014 71 02015700 BULLPASTURE RIVER AT WILLIAMSVILLE, VA Virginia 110 1985 2014 72 02020500 CALFPASTURE RIVER ABOVE MILL CREEK AT GOSHEN, VA Virginia 141 1999 2014 73 02024752 AT BLUE RIDGE PKWY NR BIG ISLAND, VA Virginia 3,076 2006 2014 74 02031000 MECHUMS RIVER NEAR WHITE HALL, VA Virginia 95 1985 2014 75 02034000 AT PALMYRA, VA Virginia 663 1985 2014 76 02035000 JAMES RIVER AT CARTERSVILLE, VA Virginia 6,252 1985 2014 77 02037500 JAMES RIVER NEAR RICHMOND, VA Virginia 6,753 1985 2014 78 02039500 APPOMATTOX RIVER AT FARMVILLE, VA Virginia 302 1985 2014 79 02041000 DEEP CREEK NEAR MANNBORO, VA Virginia 158 1991 2014 80 02041650 APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA Virginia 1,342 1985 2014 81 02042500 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER NEAR PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA Virginia 251 1985 2014 Table 2. New Chesapeake Bay nontidal monitoring stations added since 2011. USGS STATION MAJOR Drainage MONITORING DATA MAP ID NUMBER USGS STATION NAME WATERSHED/REGION Area (mi2) START DATE END DATE 88 01486000 MANOKIN BRANCH NEAR PRINCESS ANNE, MD Eastern Shore 5 2011 2014 89 01493112 CHESTERVILLE BRANCH NEAR CRUMPTON, MD Eastern Shore 6 2011 2014 90 01493500 MORGAN CREEK NEAR KENNEDYVILLE, MD Eastern Shore 13 2011 2014 91 01511500 AT ITASKA, NY Susquehanna 730 2012 2014 92 01553700 AT WASHINGTONVILLE, PA Susquehanna 51 2012 2014 93 01555500 EAST NEAR DALMATIA, PA Susquehanna 162 2012 2014 94 01565000 AT REEDSVILLE, PA Susquehanna 164 2012 2014 95 01571000 NEAR PENBROOK, PA Susquehanna 11 2012 2014 96 01573160 NEAR BELLEGROVE Susquehanna 74 2012 2014 97 01573695 CONEWAGO CREEK NEAR BELLAIRE, PA Susquehanna 21 2011 2014 98 01573710 CONEWAGO CREEK NEAR FALMOUTH, PA Susquehanna 48 2011 2014 99 01575585 NEAR PLEASUREVILLE, PA Susquehanna 267 2012 2014 100 15765195 BIG SPRING RUN NEAR MYLIN CORNERS, PA Susquehanna 2 2011 2014 101 01576767 PEQUEA CREEK NEAR RONKS, PA Susquehanna 70 2012 2014 102 01577500 MUDDY CREEK AT CASTLE FIN, PA Susquehanna 133 2013 2014 103 01581752 PLUMTREE RUN NEAR BEL AIR, MD Western Shore 3 2012 2014 104 0158175320 WHEEL CREEK NEAR ABINGDON, MD Western Shore 1 2011 2014 105 01593500 LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER AT GUILFORD, MD Western Shore 38 2011 2014 106 01595300 ABRAM CREEK AT OAKMONT, WV Potomac 43 2012 2014 107 01601100 WILLS CREEK AT ELLERSLIE, MD Potomac 185 2012 2014 108 01613030 WARM SPRINGS RUN NEAR BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV Potomac 7 2011 2014 109 01614000 BACK CREEK NEAR JONES SPRINGS, WV Potomac 235 2012 2014 110 01616400 MILL CREEK AT BUNKER HILL, WV Potomac 18 2011 2014 111 01618100 ROCKYMARSH RUN AT SCRABBLE, WV Potomac 16 2011 2014 112 01636500 SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE, WV Potomac 3041 2013 2014 113 01648000 ROCK CREEK AT SHERILL DRIVE AT WASHINGTON, DC Potomac 62 2013 2014 114 01651770 AT AVENUE AT WASHINGTON, DC Potomac 1 2013 2014 115 01651800 WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, DC Potomac 3 2013 2014 116 01669520 DRAGON SWAMP AT MASCOT, VA Virginia 109 2011 2014 117 01674182 POLECAT CREEK AT ROUTE 301 NEAR PENOLA, VA Virginia 49 2012 2014 Total Nitrogen per Acre Loads and Trends: 2005-2014 Trend Direction

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