Table Bl. Typical Water Chemistry Parameters of Some Maine Rivers 



River 



Ion 



Maximum 



Date 



Cone, (ppm) 



Minimum 



Date 



Cone, (ppm) 



St. Croix 

 Milltown, ME 



HCO3 



Ca 



Mg 



P 



NO3 



Na 



K 



CI 



SO4 



Al 



B 



Fe 



Mn 



Cu 



Zn 



d 



d 



t 



tn 



d 



d 



d 

 d 

 C 



t 

 t 

 t 

 t 

 t 



Feb. 

 Feb. 

 Dec. 

 Aug. 

 Feb. 

 Feb. 

 Dec. 

 May 



1977 

 1977 

 1976 

 1977 

 '1977 

 1977 

 1976 

 1977 



23. 

 6, 

 1. 

 0. 

 2, 

 8. 



No data 

 Dec. 1976 

 Feb, May, Aug. 1977 

 Dec. 1976 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Feb. 

 Aug. 



1977 

 1977 

 1977 

 1977 





 1 

 1 



05 

 2 



7 



0.5 



7.9 



0.15 



0.02 



0.29 



0.06 



0.01 



0.05 



May 1977 



May 1977 



Feb. 1977 



May 1977 



Feb, Aug. 1977 



May 1977 



Aug. 1977 



May 1977 



Dec. 1976 

 No data 



Dec. 1976 



Dec. 1976 



May 1977 



Dec. 1976 



Feb. 1977 



8.0 



3.4 



0.2 



0.01 



1.3 



3.5 



0.8 



4.7 

 0.14 



0.14 

 0.02 

 0.00 

 0.01 



Androscoggin 

 Brunswick, ME 



Apr. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Aug. 1977 



Oct. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Feb. 1977 



Apr. 1977 



Dec. 1976 



Feb. 1977 



10.0 

 3.7 



0.5 



0.08 



1.9 



4.0 



0.6 



3.7 



6.5 



0.31 

 0.03 

 0.00 



0.01 



* river in coastal zone, gage station not in coastal zone 

 X isolated monthly readings - not mean value 



U.S. Geological Survey 

 b Taylor 1973 

 *" d dissolved 

 t total 

 tn total nitrogen 



1978 



(Continued) 



6-B-2 



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