Table 7.5   Comparison of long-term (May 1995-May 2000) geometric mean fecal
coliform bacterial counts (CFU/100 mL) at selected lower Cape Fear Watershed stations
with counts after hurricane landfalls.  Fecal coliform samples were collected 11-14 days
after Hurricane Fran, 5-8 after Hurricane Bonnie, and 19-22 days after Hurricane Floyd.

Five-Year

Station

Geometric Mean

Post-Fran

Post-Bonnie

Post-Floyd

NC11

20

44

131

26

AC

22

29

3,783

27

IC

29

42

4,095

4

NAV

53

11

4,453

10

M61

45

120

2,129

13

M54

31

228

199

11

M42

18

84

335

13

M35

11

61

235

26

M23

6

29

194

10

M18

5

26

158

1

B210

40

4

200

13

SAR

48

38

2,588

23

NCF117

29

34

1,355

16

NCF6

41

112

2,075

7

GS

68

20

23,400

19

ROC

91

21

10,530

16

LRC

364

110

1,525

145

BCRR

238

69

6,713

50

BC117

189

51

16,900

420

COL

31

9

9

9

GCO

47

26

2,168

9