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CBP Water Quality Database (1984-present)

Data Type: Measured and calculated physical and nutrient parameters

Geographic Extent: Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries

Date Range: 1984-present

Data is currently being collected under the following grants: CB98361804, CB98385303, CB98382503, CB97315902, CB97322001, CB97301002

The CBP Water Quality Database is rebuilt from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM eastern standard time. Data downloaded between these times will be incomplete.

Alert: Latitude/longitude and UTM coordinates for water quality monitoring stations were corrected July 23, 2000, 10:00 am EDT. The error occurred during the conversion to NAD83 and involved almost every station. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Contact:

Mike Mallonee

Documentation:

• 2012 Guide to Using Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Data (1.31 MB)

• 1993 Guide to using Chesapeake Bay Program water quality monitoring data (338.21 KB)

• Data Upload and Evaluation Tool (DUET) User Guide (1.48 MB)

• Chesapeake Bay Program analytical segmentation scheme (225.4 KB)

• DUET Data Submittal Lookup Table Guide (508.17 KB)

• Chesapeake Bay Program mainstem coordinated split sample program report 1994-1998 (613.54 KB)

• CIMS data upload quality assurance tool users guide (89.35 KB)

• Map of mainstem and tributary monitoring stations (800.25 KB)

• Standard operating procedure for Elizabeth river program cruise deployment (766.93 KB)

• Standard operating procedure for Virginia Chesapeake Bay Program cruise deployment (744.84 KB)

• Water quality monitoring cruise schedules 1984-2007 (846.15 KB)

• Water Quality Database Design and Data Dictionary (2.93 MB)

• Water Quality monitoring cruise schedule 2013 (50.27 KB)

• Water Quality monitoring cruise schedules 1984 – 2016 (2.19 MB)

• Water Quality monitoring cruise schedules 2008-2012 (212.48 KB)

• Water Quality monitoring cruise schedule 2017 (68.95 KB)

Metadata:

• 2010 maryland continuous monitoring water quality monitoring program (54.9 KB)

• 2010 maryland coretrend water quality monitoring program (17.46 KB)

• 2010 maryland dataflow water quality monitoring program (49.44 KB)

• 2010 maryland mainstem water quality monitoring program (38.36 KB)

• 2010 maryland tributary water quality monitoring program (42.17 KB)

• Maryland Chesapeake bay mainstem water quality monitoring program 2008 (36.9 KB)

• Maryland Chesapeake bay main stem water quality monitoring program 2009 (38.85 KB)

• Maryland Chesapeake bay tributary water quality monitoring program 2008 (36.41 KB)

• Maryland Chesapeake bay tributary water quality monitoring program 2009 (42.66 KB)

• Maryland core-trend monitoring program 2007 (15.35 KB)

• Maryland core-trend monitoring program 2008 (15.38 KB)

• Maryland core-trend monitoring program 2009 (15.38 KB)

• Maryland shallow water monitoring program continuous monitoring 2007 (49.99 KB)

• Maryland shallow water monitoring program continuous monitoring 2008 (51.45 KB)

• Maryland shallow water monitoring program continuous monitoring 2009 (50.62 KB)

• Maryland shallow water_monitoring program dataflow 2007 (50.01 KB)

• Maryland shallow water monitoring program data flow 2008 (50.05 KB)

• Maryland shallow water monitoring program dataflow 2009 (49.12 KB)

Metadata Links:

• Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Database
• District of Columbia Water Quality Monitoring Project
• Patuxent River Monitoring Project
• Virginia Tributary Monitoring Program Database
• Virginia Shallow Water Monitoring Program - Continuous Monitoring
• Virginia Shallow Water Monitoring Program - DATAFLOW

Summary Data Products:

• Mainstem DO, Temperature, and Salinity Graphics
• Mainstem DO, Temperature, Salinity, and Secchi Current Conditions

From Around the Web

• MD DNR Chesapeake Bay Tidal Water and Habitat Quality Monitoring - Maryland Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program consists of data collected 14 times a year at 22 stations located in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay mainstem.
• MD Tributary Current Conditions (MD-DNR) - Eyes on the Bay
• USGS River Input Monitoring Database - In the mid-1980's, the USGS Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) Program was established to quantify loads and long-term trends.
• Virginia Estuarine & Coastal Observing System (VECOS) - The Virginia Estuarine and Coastal Observing System program