Table 2.2 Salinity (ppt) 2001-2002 at the Lower Cape Fear River Program estuarine stations.
| DWQ# | 72 | 73 | 75 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 85 | 93 | All stations |
| month | NAV | HB | BRR | M61 | M54 | M42 | M35 | M23 | M18 | NCF6 | SPD | Mean |
| JUL | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 16.6 | 27.3 | 31.4 | 0.6 | 25.4 | 11.6 |
| AUG | 4.3 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 29.7 | 33.5 | 2.9 | 29.8 | 15.1 |
| SEP | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 17.7 | 23.8 | 32.3 | 0.1 | 26.0 | 10.8 |
| OCT | 11.9 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 22.7 | 26.6 | 29.6 | 34.7 | 10.9 | 31.3 | 20.2 |
| NOV | 9.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 19.4 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 30.4 | 34.5 | 35.6 | 8.6 | 34.4 | 22.5 |
| DEC | 10.8 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 20.9 | 23.8 | 30.2 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 10.4 | 34.8 | 21.5 |
| JAN | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 23.6 | 29.9 | 35.0 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 14.9 |
| FEB | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 26.8 | 0.2 | 22.8 | 8.9 |
| MAR | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 18.3 | 21.1 | 0.1 | 24.6 | 8.2 |
| APR | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 0.1 | 22.7 | 9.5 |
| MAY | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 21.7 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 0.4 | 32.2 | 15.2 |
| JUN | 6.0 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 24.4 | 31.6 | 33.6 | 8.2 | 34.8 | 20.2 |
| mean | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 15.2 | 21.2 | 27.4 | 31.3 | 3.8 | 29.1 | |
| std dev | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | |
| max | 11.9 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 19.4 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 30.4 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 10.9 | 34.8 | |
| min | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 17.2 | 21.1 | 0.1 | 22.7 |