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Recent News: #river flow

  • May 11, 2022

    How does rain help and hurt the Chesapeake Bay?

    Rainfall impacts salinity levels, water clarity and dissolved oxygen levels

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  • November 30, 2021

    Experts find an average Chesapeake Bay dead zone in 2021

    Hot weather and mild winds contribute to the dead zone sticking around longer into the fall

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  • June 23, 2021

    Spring weather leaves researchers optimistic for a small summer dead zone

    Ongoing efforts to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution also play a role

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  • July 08, 2020

    Above average river flows impact underwater grasses

    Abundance declines after several years of growth

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  • November 26, 2019

    Bay health impacted by record flows

    Largest amount of fresh water to enter the Chesapeake Bay since 1937

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  • July 11, 2019

    Preventing a church's memory from washing away

    Collaborative effort to prevent flooding in a historic cemetery inspires young stewards

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  • September 21, 2016

    Water quality improves, pollution falls in the Chesapeake Bay

    Data show significant drop in nutrient and sediment loads

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  • June 14, 2011

    Scientists predict moderate to poor oxygen levels in Chesapeake Bay

    The Chesapeake Bay is expected to have moderate to poor dissolved oxygen conditions during the early part of the summer.

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  • May 09, 2011

    Health of Chesapeake Bay's streams and rivers slowly improving, but still degraded in many areas

    Nutrient pollution in the majority of the Chesapeake Bay region's freshwater streams and rivers has decreased over the last 25 years.

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  • April 27, 2011

    Chesapeake Bay health receives C-minus on latest report card

    The Chesapeake Bay has received a C-minus on the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) 2010 Bay Health Report.

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