Table 2.20 Iron
(mg/l) at
the Lower Cape Fear River Program stations for the 2002-2003 monitoring period.
The North Carolina standard
for iron in freshwater is 1000 mg/l.
There is no standard for tidal salt water.
| DWQ# | 72 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 59 | 74 | 92 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 65 | 64 | 68 |
| month | NAV | M54 | M35 | M23 | M18 | NC11 | LVC | DP | SAR | LRC | BC117 | NCF 117 | 6RC | GCO | COL |
| AUG | 680 | 390 | 380 | 450 | 470 | 450 | 390 | 525 | 1,930 | 1,580 | 320 | 510 | 4,020 | 4,700 | 1,060 |
| OCT | 1,090 | 302 | 199 | 113 | 85 | 697 | 1,110 | 839 | 1,960 | 1,300 | 1,160 | 438 | 1,960 | 1,910 | 719 |
| DEC | 1,560 | 1,360 | 1,020 | 784 | 954 | 980 | 948 | 1,010 | 479 | 671 | 975 | 773 | 748 | 295 | 319 |
| FEB | 811 | 818 | 593 | 603 | 641 | 1,240 | 1,080 | 858 | 421 | 424 | 748 | 516 | 518 | 200 | 264 |
| APR | 1,670 | 1,600 | 1,470 | 821 | 493 | 1,940 | 1,420 | 2,030 | 1,120 | 1,270 | 1,060 | 763 | 1,010 | 499 | 396 |
| JUN | 1,670 | 1,630 | 971 | 616 | 375 | 1,810 | 1,360 | 2,160 | 908 | 1,460 | 1,170 | 847 | 691 | 868 | 731 |
| mean | 1247 | 1017 | 772 | 565 | 503 | 1186 | 1051 | 1237 | 1136 | 1118 | 906 | 641 | 1491 | 1412 | 582 |
| std dev | 407 | 544 | 429 | 236 | 263 | 545 | 338 | 625 | 620 | 422 | 298 | 157 | 1224 | 1576 | 281 |
| max | 1670 | 1630 | 1470 | 821 | 954 | 1940 | 1420 | 2160 | 1960 | 1580 | 1170 | 847 | 4020 | 4700 | 1060 |
| min | 680 | 302 | 199 | 113 | 85 | 450 | 390 | 525 | 421 | 424 | 320 | 438 | 518 | 200 | 264 |