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

 

Tidal Fresh Salinity Zone

CB1TF1Northern Chesapeake Bay Segment 1
CB1TF2Northern Chesapeake Bay Segment 2
PAXTFUpper Patuxent River
WBRTFWestern Branch of the Patuxent River
POTTFUpper Potomac River
MATTFMattawoman Creek
PISTFPiscataway Creek
ANATFAnacostia River
RPPTFUpper Rappahannock River
MPNTFUpper Mattaponi River
PMKTFUpper Pamunkey River
JMSTF1Upper James River Segment 1
JMSTF2Upper James River Segment 2
APPTFAppomattox River
NORTFNortheast River
CHSTFUpper Chester River
CHOTFUpper Choptank River
NANTFUpper Nanticoke River
POCTFUpper Pocomoke River
 

Mesohaline Salinity Zone

CB2OHUpper Chesapeake Bay
BSHOHBush River
GUNOH1Gunpowder River Segment 1
GUNOH2Gunpowder River Segment 2
MIDOHMiddle River
BACOHBack River
PAXOHMiddle Patuxent River
POTOH1Middle Potomac River Segment 1
POTOH2Middle Potomac River Segment 2
POTOH3Middle Potomac River Segment 3
RPPOHMiddle Rappahannock River
MPNOHLower Mattaponi River
PMKOHLower Pamunkey River
JMSOHMiddle James River
CHKOHChickahominy River
ELKOH1Elk River Segment 1
ELKOH2Elk River Segment 2
C&DOHChesapeake & Delaware Canal
BOHOHBohemia River
SASOH1Sassafras River Segment 1
SASOH2Sassafras River Segment 2
CHSOHMiddle Chester River
CHOOHMiddle Choptank River
NANOHMiddle Nanticoke River
POCOHMiddle Pocomoke River
 

Mesohaline Salinity Zone

CB3MHUpper Central Chesapeake Bay
CB4MHMiddle Central Chesapeake Bay
CB5MHLower Central Chesapeake Bay
PATMHPatapsco River
MAGMHMagothy River
SEVMHSevern River
SOUMHSouth River
RHDMHRhode River
WSTMHWest River
PAXMH1Lower Patuxent River Segment 1
PAXMH2Lower Patuxent River Segment 2
PAXMH3Lower Patuxent River Segment 3
PAXMH4Lower Patuxent River Segment 4
PAXMH5Lower Patuxent River Segment 5
PAXMH6Lower Patuxent River Segment 6
POTMHLower Potomac River
RPPMHLower Rappahannock River
CRRMHCorrotoman River
PIAMHPiankatank River
YRKMHMiddle York River
JMSMHLower James River
LAFMHLafayette River
WBEMHWestern Branch of the Elizabeth River
SBEMHSouth Branch of the Elizabeth River
EBEMHEastern Branch of the Elizabeth River
CHSMHLower Chester River
CHOMH1Mouth of the Choptank River
CHOMH2Lower Choptank River
LCHMHLittle Choptank River
EASMHEastern Bay
HNGMHHonga River
FSBMHFishing Bay
NANMHLower Nanticoke River
WICMHWicomico River
MANMH1Manokin River Segment 1
MANMH2Manokin River Segment 2
BIGMH1Big Annemessex River Segment 1
BIGMH2Big Annemessex River Segment 2
POCMHLower Pocomoke River
TANMH1Tangier Sound Segment 1
TANMH2Tangier Sound Segment 2
 

Polyhaline Salinity Zone

CB6PHWestern Lower Chesapeake Bay
CB7PHEastern Lower Chesapeake Bay
CB8PHMouth of the Chesapeake Bay
MOBPHMobjack Bay
YRKPHLower York River
JMSPHMouth of the James River
ELIPHLower Elizabeth River
LYNPHLynnhaven & Broad Bays
 

Delmarva Coastal Bays Zone

AAWPHAssawoman Bay
IOWPHIsle of Wight Bay
SPXPHSinepuxent Bay
CHNPHChincoteague Bay
SVCPH1Burtons Bay
SVCPH2Hog Island Bay
SVCPH3Spidercrab Bay
SVCPH4Cobb Bay
SVCPH5South Bay
SVCPH6Magothy Bay