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[mi2, square miles; W, water; BS, streambed sediment; F, fish tissue; "other land use" is water, wetland, and barren land; land use data is from the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD), population density data is from U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 dicennial census files]
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Site
Number
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Site
name
|
Latitude
(north) |
Longitude
(west) |
Sample
type
|
Basin
size
(mi2) |
Land
use
(percent of total) |
1990
Population Density
(people/mi2)
|
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Urban
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Agriculture
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Forested
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Other
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1 |
Souadabscook Stream at Carmel, ME |
44°48'03"
|
69°03'12"
|
W,BS
|
21.60
|
0.9
|
11.5
|
71.9
|
15.7
|
33
|
|
2
|
Marsh Stream near Monroe, ME |
44°36'01"
|
69°02'24"
|
W,BS
|
38.86
|
0.7
|
10.5
|
85.6
|
3.2
|
28
|
|
3
|
Fifteenmile Stream at East Benton, ME |
44°34'59"
|
69°27'56"
|
W,BS
|
66.02
|
0.4
|
19.8
|
71.6
|
8.2
|
40
|
|
4
|
Kennebec River at North Sidney, ME |
44°28'25"
|
69°41'08"
|
W,BS,F
|
5411.44
|
0.9
|
5.9
|
79.6
|
13.6
|
26
|
|
5
|
Bond Brook at Augusta, ME |
44°19'22"
|
69°46'32"
|
W,BS
|
20.78
|
14.6
|
21.4
|
58.8
|
5.2
|
321
|
|
6
|
Togus Stream at Togus, ME |
44°15'57"
|
69°41'55"
|
W,BS
|
33.94
|
2.2
|
12.3
|
75.1
|
10.4
|
78
|
|
7
|
Taylor Brook at Poland Rd near Auburn, ME |
44°04'47"
|
70°14'46"
|
W,BS
|
18.61
|
12.7
|
18.1
|
60.9
|
8.3
|
300
|
|
8
|
Deer Meadow Brook near Newcastle, ME |
44°02'23"
|
69°35'12"
|
W,BS
|
6.46
|
0.1
|
5.7
|
88.0
|
6.2
|
37
|
|
9
|
Little River near Lisbon Falls, ME |
44°00'17"
|
70°02'04"
|
W,BS
|
22.66
|
1.0
|
15.8
|
81.4
|
1.8
|
129
|
|
10
|
Androscoggin River near Lisbon Falls, ME |
43°59'00"
|
70°02'30"
|
W,BS,F
|
3416.82
|
1.1
|
5.4
|
83.9
|
9.6
|
49
|
|
11
|
Pleasant River at Popeville, ME |
43°47'11"
|
70°25'18"
|
W,BS
|
46.75
|
7.1
|
10.8
|
71.4
|
10.7
|
164
|
|
12
|
Stoudwater River near South Portland, ME |
43°39'22"
|
70°24'05"
|
W,BS
|
17.28
|
7.1
|
16.5
|
72.2
|
4.2
|
148
|
|
13
|
Nonesuch River near Scarborough, ME |
43°36'58"
|
70°21'21"
|
W,BS
|
18.23
|
2.9
|
13.0
|
77.7
|
6.4
|
141
|
|
14
|
Mousam River near Sanford, ME |
43°25'53"
|
70°45'42"
|
W,BS
|
43.39
|
9.8
|
6.1
|
73.4
|
10.7
|
257
|
|
15
|
Little River near Lebanon, ME |
43°24'21"
|
70°51'02"
|
W,BS
|
17.70
|
1.4
|
8.8
|
85.6
|
4.2
|
72
|
|
16
|
Little River near Berwick, ME |
43°19'07"
|
70°51'55"
|
W,BS
|
51.42
|
1.3
|
6.8
|
84.7
|
7.2
|
68
|
|
17
|
Greatworks River near North Berwick, ME |
43°19'03"
|
70°44'21"
|
W,BS,F
|
23.23
|
7.9
|
8.9
|
76.5
|
6.7
|
246
|
|
18
|
Isinglass River, Batchelder Rd, near Center Strafford, NH |
43°15'15"
|
71°06'10"
|
W,BS,F
|
22.94
|
2.0
|
4.2
|
76.5
|
17.3
|
85
|
|
19
|
Little Suncook River, Blackhall Rd, at Epsom, NH |
43°13'26"
|
71°20'46"
|
W,BS
|
39.13
|
2.6
|
6.6
|
75.2
|
15.6
|
77
|
|
20
|
Bellamy River at Bellamy Rd, near Dover, NH |
43°10'49"
|
70°53'22"
|
W,BS
|
26.43
|
5.9
|
11.5
|
67.4
|
15.2
|
201
|
|
21
|
Little River at Cartland Rd, at Lee, NH |
43°07'07"
|
71°01'20"
|
W,BS
|
20.14
|
1.7
|
4.5
|
78.3
|
15.5
|
117
|
|
22
|
North River at Rt 152, near Nottingham, NH |
43°05'53"
|
71°03'34"
|
W,BS,F
|
28.90
|
3.4
|
4.7
|
79.6
|
12.3
|
89
|
|
23
|
Lamprey River, Cotton Rd, near Deerfield, NH |
43°05'01"
|
71°13'59"
|
W,BS
|
32.08
|
1.7
|
6.5
|
82.1
|
9.7
|
86
|
|
24
|
Pawtuckaway River near Epping, NH |
43°02'36"
|
71°07'40"
|
W,BS
|
22.66
|
1.3
|
2.8
|
80.8
|
15.1
|
69
|
|
25
|
Black Brook, Dunbarton Rd, near Manchester, NH |
43°01'31"
|
71°30'17"
|
W,BS,F
|
20.72
|
1.7
|
11.4
|
77.9
|
9.0
|
134
|
|
26
|
Baboosic River, Bedford Road nr Merrimack, NH |
42°53'36"
|
71°30'51"
|
W,BS
|
28.19
|
8.7
|
9.9
|
73.9
|
7.5
|
260
|
|
27
|
Pow wow River at Whitehall Rd at South Hampton, NH |
42°52'21"
|
70°57'43"
|
W,BS
|
48.79
|
9.7
|
6.6
|
68.8
|
14.9
|
277
|
|
28
|
Little River at Westville, NH |
42°49'04"
|
71°06'50"
|
W,BS
|
20.99
|
25.6
|
6.1
|
61.0
|
7.3
|
530
|
|
29
|
Pennichuck Brook, at US 3, near Nashua, NH |
42°47'36"
|
71°28'14"
|
W,BS,F
|
25.64
|
17.5
|
9.1
|
61.5
|
11.9
|
532
|
|
30
|
Spicket River Bridge St. at Salem, NH |
42°47'16"
|
71°12'01"
|
W,BS
|
47.66
|
17.8
|
6.3
|
67.4
|
8.5
|
497
|
|
31
|
Beaver Brook at N. Pelham, NH |
42°46'59"
|
71°21'14"
|
W,BS,F
|
47.00
|
34.3
|
6.8
|
53.7
|
5.2
|
727
|
|
32
|
Parker River at Byfield, MA |
42°45'09"
|
70°56'47"
|
W,BS
|
21.39
|
10.0
|
5.9
|
68.4
|
15.7
|
363
|
|
33
|
Nissitissit River, at Bond Rd, at Brookline, NH |
42°43'59"
|
71°39'51"
|
W,BS,F
|
27.38
|
2.3
|
3.6
|
85.3
|
8.8
|
88
|
|
34
|
Merrimack River below Concord River at Lowell, MA |
42°38'45"
|
71°17'56"
|
W,BS,F
|
4626.85
|
8.5
|
7.6
|
73.6
|
10.3
|
278
|
|
35
|
Stony Brook at School Street at Chelmsford, MA |
42°37'04"
|
71°24'08"
|
W,BS,F
|
41.57
|
17.6
|
7.8
|
58.8
|
15.8
|
491
|
|
36
|
Shawsheen River near Tewksbury, MA |
42°35'58"
|
71°11'37"
|
W,BS
|
55.84
|
49.8
|
6.2
|
34.6
|
9.4
|
1429
|
|
37
|
Mulpus Brook at Hazen Rd near Shirley, MA |
42°34'26"
|
71°37'30"
|
W,BS
|
15.77
|
7.1
|
10.8
|
71.1
|
11.0
|
277
|
|
38
|
Ipswich River at South Middleton, MA |
42°34'10"
|
71°01'39"
|
W,BS,F
|
44.51
|
38.0
|
3.6
|
39.4
|
19.0
|
1175
|
|
39
|
Saugus River at Saugus Iron Works at Saugus, MA |
42°28'10"
|
71°00'28"
|
W,BS,F
|
23.31
|
55.9
|
3.6
|
26.9
|
13.6
|
2291
|
|
40
|
Fort Pond Brook at River Road near South Acton, MA |
42°27'34"
|
71°26'34"
|
W,BS
|
20.75
|
14.9
|
6.6
|
69.8
|
8.7
|
575
|
|
41
|
Aberjona River at Winchester, MA |
42°26'50"
|
71°08'22"
|
W,BS,F
|
25.15
|
67.3
|
2.2
|
23.8
|
6.7
|
3010
|
|
42
|
Elizabeth Brook off White Pond Road near Stow, MA |
42°25'36"
|
71°29'07"
|
W,BS,F
|
18.74
|
7.2
|
13.4
|
73.1
|
6.3
|
280
|
|
43
|
Stillwater River near Sterling, MA |
42°24'39"
|
71°47'30"
|
W,BS,F
|
30.38
|
3.8
|
10.0
|
75.2
|
11.0
|
166
|
|
44
|
Charles River at Watertown, MA |
42°21'54"
|
71°11'26"
|
W,BS,F
|
268.16
|
29.8
|
7.5
|
53.0
|
9.7
|
1345
|
|
45
|
Assabet River at Allen Street at Northborough, MA |
42°19'46"
|
71°37'48"
|
W,BS,F
|
29.50
|
23.8
|
12.0
|
51.5
|
12.7
|
693
|
|
46
|
Sudbury River at Concord Street at Ashland, MA |
42°15'45"
|
71°27'48"
|
W,BS,F
|
34.58
|
14.5
|
8.0
|
63.5
|
14.0
|
484
|
|
47
|
Middle River off Sutton Lane at Worcester, MA |
42°14'19"
|
71°49'28"
|
W,BS,F
|
48.13
|
25.8
|
8.1
|
52.7
|
13.4
|
1375
|
|
48
|
Quinsigamond River at North Grafton, MA |
42°13'49"
|
71°42'41"
|
W,BS
|
25.55
|
42.1
|
6.5
|
36.7
|
14.7
|
1832
|
|
49
|
Monatiquot River at River Street at Braintree, MA |
42°13'12"
|
70°59'56"
|
W,BS,F
|
27.50
|
44.4
|
3.3
|
40.4
|
11.9
|
1904
|
|
50
|
Neponset River at Norwood, MA |
42°10'39"
|
71°12'05"
|
W,BS,F
|
32.77
|
30.1
|
5.9
|
52.9
|
11.1
|
1078
|
|
51
|
East Branch Neponset River at Canton Junction, MA |
42°09'31"
|
71°09'19"
|
W,BS,F
|
28.13
|
39.0
|
3.5
|
46.1
|
11.4
|
1422
|
|
52
|
Charles River at Maple Street at North Bellingham, MA |
42°07'11"
|
71°27'10"
|
W,BS,F
|
21.00
|
24.9
|
7.9
|
57.7
|
9.5
|
1072
|
|
53
|
Mill River at Summer Street near Blackstone, MA |
42°02'27"
|
71°30'56"
|
W,BS,F
|
28.46
|
9.9
|
10.6
|
69.3
|
10.2
|
626
|
|
54
|
Matfield River at North Central Street at East Bridgewater, MA |
42°02'01"
|
70°58'21"
|
W,BS
|
30.79
|
53.7
|
5.0
|
34.6
|
6.7
|
3033
|
|
55
|
Blackstone River at Manville, RI |
41°58'16"
|
71°28'14"
|
W,BS,F
|
430.63
|
17.7
|
8.2
|
63.2
|
10.9
|
901
|
|
56
|
Wading River near Norton, MA |
41°56'51"
|
71°10'38"
|
W,BS,F
|
43.77
|
18.4
|
7.3
|
63.5
|
10.8
|
533
|
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