Table 2.2 Salinity (ppt) at the Lower Cape Fear River Program estuarine stations for the 2002-2003 monitoring period.
| 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 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 28.3 | 32.7 | 34.4 | 11.1 | 33.4 | 22.1 | |
| AUG | 10.6 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 26.4 | 30.7 | 32.5 | 14.1 | 31.6 | 21.5 | |
| SEP | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 26.4 | 29.3 | 2.1 | 27.5 | 12.6 | |
| OCT | 4.0 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 22.1 | 27.9 | 30.6 | 0.5 | 28.7 | 16.4 | |
| NOV | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 25.1 | 27.4 | 3.5 | 27.9 | 11.5 | |
| DEC | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 16.8 | 23.8 | 28.7 | 0.2 | 27.3 | 11.7 | |
| JAN | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 28.7 | 0.1 | 17 | 6.5 | |
| FEB | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 17.4 | 28.1 | 31.1 | 1.1 | 24.6 | 11.2 | |
| MAR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 17.1 | 5.0 | |
| APR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 25.5 | 0.1 | 14.2 | 4.9 | |
| MAY | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 19.4 | 5.3 | |
| JUN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | |
| mean | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 14.3 | 20.7 | 26.0 | 2.8 | 23.1 | ||
| std dev | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 7.3 | ||
| max | 10.6 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 28.3 | 32.7 | 34.4 | 14.1 | 33.4 | ||
| min | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 8.8 |