Salinity Regime

Chesapeake Bay Program and Delmarva Peninsula Coastal Bay Segments by Salinity Zone

 

Tidal Fresh Salinity Zone
Tidal Fresh Salinity Zone
CB1TF1 Northern Chesapeake Bay Segment 1
CB1TF2 Northern Chesapeake Bay Segment 2
PAXTF Upper Patuxent River
WBRTF Western Branch of the Patuxent River
POTTF Upper Potomac River
MATTF Mattawoman Creek
PISTF Piscataway Creek
ANATF Anacostia River
RPPTF Upper Rappahannock River
MPNTF Upper Mattaponi River
PMKTF Upper Pamunkey River
JMSTF1 Upper James River Segment 1
JMSTF2 Upper James River Segment 2
APPTF Appomattox River
NORTF Northeast River
CHSTF Upper Chester River
CHOTF Upper Choptank River
NANTF Upper Nanticoke River
POCTF Upper Pocomoke River

 

Mesohaline Salinity Zone
Mesohaline Salinity Zone
CB2OH Upper Chesapeake Bay
BSHOH Bush River
GUNOH1 Gunpowder River Segment 1
GUNOH2 Gunpowder River Segment 2
MIDOH Middle River
BACOH Back River
PAXOH Middle Patuxent River
POTOH1 Middle Potomac River Segment 1
POTOH2 Middle Potomac River Segment 2
POTOH3 Middle Potomac River Segment 3
RPPOH Middle Rappahannock River
MPNOH Lower Mattaponi River
PMKOH Lower Pamunkey River
JMSOH Middle James River
CHKOH Chickahominy River
ELKOH1 Elk River Segment 1
ELKOH2 Elk River Segment 2
C&DOH Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
BOHOH Bohemia River
SASOH1 Sassafras River Segment 1
SASOH2 Sassafras River Segment 2
CHSOH Middle Chester River
CHOOH Middle Choptank River
NANOH Middle Nanticoke River
POCOH Middle Pocomoke River
Mesohaline Salinity Zone
Mesohaline Salinity Zone
CB3MH Upper Central Chesapeake Bay
CB4MH Middle Central Chesapeake Bay
CB5MH Lower Central Chesapeake Bay
PATMH Patapsco River
MAGMH Magothy River
SEVMH Severn River
SOUMH South River
RHDMH Rhode River
WSTMH West River
PAXMH1 Lower Patuxent River Segment 1
PAXMH2 Lower Patuxent River Segment 2
PAXMH3 Lower Patuxent River Segment 3
PAXMH4 Lower Patuxent River Segment 4
PAXMH5 Lower Patuxent River Segment 5
PAXMH6 Lower Patuxent River Segment 6
POTMH Lower Potomac River
RPPMH Lower Rappahannock River
CRRMH Corrotoman River
PIAMH Piankatank River
YRKMH Middle York River
JMSMH Lower James River
LAFMH Lafayette River
WBEMH Western Branch of the Elizabeth River
SBEMH South Branch of the Elizabeth River
EBEMH Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River
CHSMH Lower Chester River
CHOMH1 Mouth of the Choptank River
CHOMH2 Lower Choptank River
LCHMH Little Choptank River
EASMH Eastern Bay
HNGMH Honga River
FSBMH Fishing Bay
NANMH Lower Nanticoke River
WICMH Wicomico River
MANMH1 Manokin River Segment 1
MANMH2 Manokin River Segment 2
BIGMH1 Big Annemessex River Segment 1
BIGMH2 Big Annemessex River Segment 2
POCMH Lower Pocomoke River
TANMH1 Tangier Sound Segment 1
TANMH2 Tangier Sound Segment 2
Polyhaline Salinity Zone
Polyhaline Salinity Zone
CB6PH Western Lower Chesapeake Bay
CB7PH Eastern Lower Chesapeake Bay
CB8PH Mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
MOBPH Mobjack Bay
YRKPH Lower York River
JMSPH Mouth of the James River
ELIPH Lower Elizabeth River
LYNPH Lynnhaven & Broad Bays
Delmarva Coastal Bays Zone
Delmarva Coastal Bays Zone
AAWPH Assawoman Bay
IOWPH Isle of Wight Bay
SPXPH Sinepuxent Bay
CHNPH Chincoteague Bay
SVCPH1 Burtons Bay
SVCPH2 Hog Island Bay
SVCPH3 Spidercrab Bay
SVCPH4 Cobb Bay
SVCPH5 South Bay
SVCPH6 Magothy Bay