Summary of correlations among seasonal water quality, discharge, weather, and coverage by submersed aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potomac River and Potomac estuary, 1983-1996.



By Virginia Carter, Nancy B. Rybicki, Jurate M. Landwehr, Justin T. Reel, and Henry A. Ruhl

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-657


CONTENTS

Abstract
Introduction
Materials and methods—development of correlations
Results of correlation analyses
References Cited
Appendix 1 Correlation tables by station and segment for the tidal PotomacRiver and Estuary, 1983-96
Appendix 2 Figures illustrating significant relationships among SAV, water quality parameters, weather parameters, and discharge in the tidal Potomac River and Estuary, 1983-96


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