Table 2.8 Light Attenuation (k) at the Lower Cape Fear River Program stations for the 2001-2002 monitoring period. nd= no data
| DWQ # | 59 | 61 | 92 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 85 | All stations | ||
| month | NC11 | AC | DP | IC | NAV | HB | BRR | M61 | M54 | M42 | M35 | M23 | M18 | NCF6 | BBT | mean | |
| JUL | 2.44 | 2.08 | 2.40 | 2.49 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 3.40 | 2.97 | 2.77 | 2.85 | 1.92 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 6.54 | 3.11 | 2.8 | |
| AUG | 1.97 | 2.82 | 2.96 | 3.02 | nd | nd | nd | nd | 2.08 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 1.63 | 3.01 | 3.19 | 2.2 | |
| SEP | 2.75 | 2.95 | 4.10 | 3.64 | nd | nd | 4.41 | 5.13 | 3.26 | 2.64 | 1.83 | 1.52 | 1.05 | 5.49 | 4.03 | 3.3 | |
| OCT | 2.16 | 2.70 | 2.86 | 2.85 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 2.59 | 2.89 | 2.7 | |
| NOV | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | |
| DEC | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | |
| JAN | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | |
| FEB | 3.03 | 2.40 | 2.83 | 2.82 | nd | 3.00 | 3.28 | 3.45 | 3.23 | 3.01 | 2.17 | 1.88 | 2.08 | 2.74 | 2.82 | 2.8 | |
| MAR | 2.45 | 2.40 | 2.87 | 3.09 | 2.89 | 3.12 | 3.14 | 3.48 | 3.07 | 2.72 | 2.39 | 1.94 | 2.84 | 4.24 | 2.88 | 2.9 | |
| APR | 3.05 | 3.02 | 3.18 | 3.43 | 3.42 | 3.31 | 3.41 | 3.29 | 3.54 | 2.46 | 1.86 | 1.71 | 1.53 | 3.66 | 3.54 | 3.0 | |
| MAY | 2.02 | 2.00 | 2.99 | 2.74 | 3.66 | 3.31 | 2.53 | 1.98 | 1.85 | nd | 1.85 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 6.29 | 2.96 | 2.6 | |
| JUN | 1.68 | 3.45 | 3.08 | 3.14 | 2.64 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.49 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 3.04 | 2.77 | 2.2 | |
| mean | 2.39 | 2.65 | 3.03 | 3.02 | 3.15 | 3.03 | 3.20 | 3.15 | 2.70 | 2.44 | 1.82 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 4.18 | 3.13 | 2.7 | |
| std dev | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.65 | 1.03 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.58 | 1.46 | 0.39 | ||
| max | 3.05 | 3.45 | 4.10 | 3.64 | 3.66 | 3.31 | 4.41 | 5.13 | 3.54 | 3.01 | 2.39 | 1.94 | 2.84 | 6.54 | 4.03 | ||
| min | 1.68 | 2.00 | 2.40 | 2.49 | 2.64 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 2.59 | 2.77 |