Table 9.2    Comparison of post-Hurricane Bonnie biochemical oxygen demand (mg/L0)
                    with long-term (1996-1999) averages at stations in the Cape Fear, Black,
                    and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers.

BOD5

BOD20

Station

mean

post-Bonnie

mean

post-Bonnie

Cape Fear River

NC11

1

1.7

3.2

4.4

AC

1.5

6

4.3

>14.2

Black River

B53

na

1.9

na

na

B210

0.9

2.8

2.6

4.9

BBT

1.3

6.0

3.6

12.0

Northeast Cape Fear River

SAR

na

8.7

na

23.3

NCF41

na

8.4

na

16.8

NCF53

na

3.6

na

8.6

NCF210

na

2.6

na

7.0

NCF117

1.1

4.2

3.1

10.8

NCF6

na

3.6

na

10.4

na=no data available