Table 18. Soil Solution and Sound Water Salinity 

 Measurements* in Dieback Spots at 

 The Straits 



Date 



Salinityt 





Sound Water 



Soil Solution^ 



28 July 1971 

 9 Sept. 1971 



29 Oct. 19711 



28 



• 32 



12 



32 to 58 

 35 to 80 

 35 to 55 



*Salinity determined in field 

 with hand-held refractometer. 



tParts per thousand 



jRange among five stations 



§ Immediately after period of heavy rains 



Table 19. Soil Solution Salinity - Drum Inlet, 1973 



Station 



Salinity* 



Vegetation 

 Condition 





May 



5 



June 



12 



July 

 11 



Aug. 

 16 



Elevation 



MLWt 



16 Aug. 



1 



75 



60 



55 



84 



1.0 



Dead, soil bare 



2 



35 



45 



44 



38 



0.4 



Normal 



3 



70 



84 



85 



110 



1.4 



Dead, soil bare 



4 



36 



45 



40 



38 



0.4 



Normal 



5 



50 



30 



40 



42 



1.2 



Dead, soil bare 



6 



45 



48 



48 



55 



0.9 



Normal 



7 



40 



35 



42 



35 



0.9 



Norma 1 



8 



25 



10 



8 



20 



1.3 



Normal 



*Parts 



tMean 



per thousand 

 low water 



75 



