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