Ipswich River main-stem and tributary samples collected and analyzed by MBL (July 1998 to July 1999) Sample description Category Date Sample # NH4 (mM) NO3 (mM) TDN (mM) PO4 (mM) TDP (mM) River km MBL Central St. BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-31 13.7 2.0 76.6 0.53 2.10 43.9 MBL Haverhill St. (N. Reading) BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-30 15.4 2.4 85.8 0.73 0.98 43.0 MBL Rt-62 (N. Reading) BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-28 14.5 3.0 94.1 0.58 0.73 41.7 MBL Cerveza Bridge BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-27 15.8 3.9 87.2 0.78 1.04 41.1 MBL Pumping Station BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-26 15.0 6.2 93.4 0.47 1.17 38.7 MBL Bostik Chem. Plant BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-25 14.6 7.5 76.4 0.58 0.98 36.7 MBL Rt-114 in Middleton BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-22 8.5 11.1 78.5 0.68 2.29 31.9 MBL Near Middleton Colony BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-20 6.4 13.0 74.0 0.78 2.10 29.1 MBL Rt-62 Middleton BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-19 4.8 13.6 91.9 0.78 1.42 28.1 MBL Thunder Bridge BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-15 4.4 12.7 68.3 0.42 1.36 23.9 MBL Rowley Bridge BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-12 3.5 11.0 69.3 0.42 1.36 21.4 MBL Rt-97 BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-10 5.9 11.3 60.0 0.53 1.04 18.0 MBL "Wenham swamp,Pine Island" BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-9 2.0 9.8 63.7 0.42 0.80 13.3 MBL Asbury Rd. BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-6 5.6 2.3 60.1 0.27 0.86 9.9 MBL Foote Bros Canoe BASE 2-Jul-98 IPS-5 5.2 3.0 70.6 0.27 1.11 7.3 MBL Central St. BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-31 11.3 29.7 138.9 0.34 0.98 43.9 MBL Rt-62 (N. Reading) BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-28 12.8 35.7 118.1 0.44 3.35 41.7 MBL Pumping Station BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-26 5.7 38.4 132.2 0.63 2.54 38.7 MBL Bostik Chem. Plant BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-25 4.7 35.9 104.2 0.54 1.67 36.7 MBL Hilldale Av. BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-24 2.9 42.8 109.0 0.88 2.42 34.7 MBL Log Bridge Rd. BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-21 6.4 25.9 103.6 0.93 1.36 31.3 MBL Rt-62 - Middleton BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-19 3.8 35.1 112.3 0.73 1.86 28.1 MBL Peabody St. BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-16 2.6 24.6 116.9 0.68 1.98 24.9 MBL Thunder Bridge BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-15 2.4 51.2 113.6 0.78 2.85 23.9 MBL I-95 BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-14 3.5 34.1 111.9 0.73 2.42 23.0 MBL Rowley Bridge BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-12 3.9 27.2 105.7 0.58 1.73 21.4 MBL Salem Rd. (edge) BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-11 3.7 40.6 101.3 0.49 1.79 19.5 MBL Rt-97 BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-10 4.0 39.4 100.8 0.73 1.36 18.0 MBL Green Meadow Farm BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-9 8.8 29.1 122.9 0.54 2.73 13.3 MBL Asbury Rd BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-6 14.8 27.3 125.4 0.44 1.92 9.9 MBL Winthrop Rd BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-4 11.5 18.5 142.4 0.49 1.42 7.3 MBL Mill Rd BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-3 9.0 43.9 125.8 0.44 1.54 4.1 MBL Ipswich Dam BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-1 7.1 40.0 118.8 0.63 1.79 0.0 MBL Martins Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-32 13.3 16.6 97.8 0.39 1.48 44.9 MBL Norris Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-23 4.3 13.5 50.4 0.63 1.11 33.3 MBL Mill Pond Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-18 4.0 1.5 69.7 0.24 0.92 25.7 MBL Boston Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-17 3.9 5.4 60.9 0.24 0.98 25.7 MBL Fish Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-13 1.7 26.8 67.7 0.05 0.67 21.5 MBL Mile Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-8 1.4 0.5 44.3 0.05 0.61 12.9 MBL Howlett Brook BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-7 6.6 12.4 59.2 0.24 0.92 9.9 MBL Miles River BASE 22-Jul-98 IPS-2 5.9 5.0 69.7 0.24 1.54 2.2 MBL Central St BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-31 3.8 8.1 101.4 0.78 2.29 43.9 MBL Washington St. BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-29 5.4 11.5 103.7 0.44 2.23 42.2 MBL Pumping Station BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-26 4.5 24.9 92.9 0.63 2.04 38.7 MBL Bostik Chem. Plant BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-25 4.4 19.0 104.7 0.44 1.61 36.7 MBL Hilldale Av. BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-24 2.9 24.5 104.5 0.44 3.66 34.7 MBL Log Bridge Rd BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-21 3.2 6.7 103.6 0.63 1.79 31.3 MBL Rt 62 - Middleton BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-19 2.8 17.3 57.3 0.54 1.79 28.1 MBL Peabody St. BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-16 2.0 15.6 95.6 0.49 1.98 24.9 MBL Thunder Bridge BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-15 1.8 23.9 92.5 0.73 2.23 23.9 MBL I-95 BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-14 2.3 26.6 99.1 0.78 2.04 23.0 MBL Rowley Bridge BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-12 2.0 15.9 97.0 0.68 1.61 21.4 MBL Salem Rd. BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-11 2.1 27.3 87.5 0.49 1.79 19.5 MBL Rt-97 BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-10 2.5 7.2 90.0 0.63 1.73 18.0 MBL Green Meadow Farm BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-9 5.8 16.8 97.5 0.63 2.04 13.3 MBL Asbury Rd. BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-6 3.6 28.1 100.3 0.63 1.36 9.9 MBL Winthrop St. BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-4 3.4 10.8 97.3 0.63 0.92 7.3 MBL Norris Brook BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-23 2.7 6.0 52.9 0.63 0.98 33.3 MBL Fish Brook BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-13 2.3 21.1 69.8 0.24 0.67 21.5 MBL Mile Brook BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-8 1.2 0.4 42.6 0.10 0.73 12.9 MBL Howlett Brook BASE 3-Aug-98 IPS-7 4.7 4.2 57.8 0.19 1.23 9.9 MBL Woburn St. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.3 19.2 39.4 0.07 0.66 50.5 MBL Main St. (Rt 28) BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.2 16.1 44.7 0.11 0.64 46.0 MBL Central St. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.5 17.7 54.6 0.12 0.65 43.9 MBL Washington St. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.6 18.8 55.0 0.10 0.68 42.2 MBL Pumping Station BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.2 18.9 53.6 0.16 0.69 38.7 MBL Bostik Plant BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.9 20.2 54.4 0.10 0.67 36.7 MBL Hilldale Ave. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.5 22.4 56.8 0.26 0.70 34.7 MBL Log Bridge Rd. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.2 22.4 43.1 0.19 0.69 31.3 MBL Rt. 62 BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.5 30.8 61.5 0.18 0.75 28.1 MBL Peabody St. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.6 27.4 57.8 0.21 0.72 24.9 MBL Rowley Bridge BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.8 25.0 53.4 0.17 0.67 21.4 MBL Salem Rd. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.2 28.7 56.1 0.24 0.70 19.5 MBL Rt. 97 BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.1 29.6 57.8 0.10 0.78 18.0 MBL Green Meadow Farm BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.3 26.4 59.0 0.09 0.67 13.3 MBL Asbury Rd. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.6 23.9 55.9 0.23 0.75 9.9 MBL Winthrop St. BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.8 22.4 55.1 0.21 0.73 7.3 MBL Mill Road BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.1 21.8 56.8 0.25 0.80 4.1 MBL Dam in Ipswich BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.8 24.0 57.5 0.26 0.73 0.0 MBL Bear Meadow Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 1.8 6.7 98.8 0.28 0.57 45.6 MBL Martins Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 5.9 20.0 51.7 0.11 0.75 44.9 MBL Norris Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 6.6 35.3 50.7 0.14 0.60 33.3 MBL Mill Pond Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 13.0 6.7 67.6 0.13 0.73 25.7 MBL Boston Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 1.1 5.1 27.5 0.08 0.53 25.7 MBL Fish Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 1.5 19.4 48.2 0.18 0.64 21.5 MBL Howlett Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.4 15.6 36.3 0.15 0.63 9.9 MBL Black Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.6 176.3 220.1 0.27 0.90 6.1 MBL Miles River BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.1 16.6 47.6 0.17 0.72 2.2 MBL Cook Rd. (Burlington) - Lubbers Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 8.4 64.7 84.8 0.09 0.59 61.5 MBL Rt-38 (Wilmington) - Lubbers Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 7.3 18.7 44.7 0.16 0.63 56.4 MBL Rt-62 (Wilmington) - Lubbers Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 1.0 4.4 33.3 0.09 0.65 53.0 MBL Rt-62 Wilmington Rd. - Mill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.4 13.4 31.1 0.21 0.78 58.7 MBL Westwood St. - Mill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.9 24.1 39.4 0.29 0.64 57.6 MBL Rt-62 Burlington Av. - Mill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.8 32.9 52.0 0.15 0.69 55.5 MBL Rt-38 Main St. - Mill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.7 26.0 46.3 0.13 0.73 54.2 MBL Adams St. - Mill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.2 32.7 52.8 0.20 0.64 52.8 MBL Playground - Sawmill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 4.9 30.4 43.0 0.10 0.55 58.2 MBL Mill St. - Sawmill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.9 30.5 48.5 0.19 0.57 57.3 MBL A- Frame house - Sawmill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.4 28.6 47.1 0.16 0.72 56.7 MBL Chestnut St. - Sawmill Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 2.9 25.6 45.9 0.11 0.64 55.9 MBL The Dump - Maple Meadow Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 12.4 39.8 65.1 0.07 0.45 55.9 MBL Abandoned canal - Maple Meadow Brook BASE 7-Dec-98 na 3.2 4.9 27.8 0.04 0.56 54.8 MBL Woburn St. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.7 12.2 44.4 0.60 0.60 50.5 MBL Main St. (Rt 28) BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.4 8.2 45.0 0.35 0.45 46.0 MBL Central St. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.7 10.0 44.1 0.36 0.36 43.9 MBL Washington St. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.9 12.3 47.2 0.40 0.50 42.2 MBL Pumping Station BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.8 13.6 49.0 0.38 0.45 38.7 MBL Bostik Plant BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.9 13.5 50.3 0.37 0.70 36.7 MBL Hilldale Ave. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.5 22.4 48.2 0.36 0.45 34.7 MBL Log Bridge Rd. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.3 21.6 35.7 0.38 0.45 31.3 MBL Rt. 62 BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.4 33.3 58.4 0.38 0.53 28.1 MBL Peabody St. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.5 20.2 45.5 0.37 0.51 24.9 MBL Rowley Bridge BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.0 24.3 42.1 0.33 0.48 21.4 MBL Salem Rd. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.2 21.7 47.3 0.35 0.44 19.5 MBL Rt. 97 BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.0 22.8 31.3 0.32 0.42 18.0 MBL Green Meadow Farm BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.0 10.9 61.5 0.38 0.68 13.3 MBL Asbury Rd. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.6 11.8 30.0 0.33 0.42 9.9 MBL Winthrop St. BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.6 11.3 50.4 0.37 0.42 7.3 MBL Mill Road BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.4 10.8 43.6 0.36 0.45 4.1 MBL Dam in Ipswich BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.3 10.8 38.7 0.36 0.64 0.0 MBL Bear Meadow Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.4 6.2 65.9 0.45 0.59 45.6 MBL Martins Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.2 13.8 43.5 0.36 0.48 44.9 MBL Norris Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.6 16.1 27.2 0.35 0.35 33.3 MBL Mill Pond Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.4 0.8 33.6 0.31 0.39 25.7 MBL Boston Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.3 2.2 32.5 0.34 0.42 25.7 MBL Fish Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 1.2 20.9 38.3 0.36 0.48 21.5 MBL Howlett Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.9 17.8 33.8 0.33 0.39 9.9 MBL Black Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 2.9 104.8 139.8 0.49 0.82 6.1 MBL Miles River BASE 7-Apr-99 na 0.7 16.0 54.7 0.37 0.50 2.2 MBL Mill St. - Sawmill Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 6.9 62.4 89.3 0.42 0.42 57.3 MBL Chestnut St. - Sawmill Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 2.8 53.4 66.0 0.42 0.42 55.9 MBL Abandoned canal - Maple Meadow Brook BASE 7-Apr-99 na 2.0 10.4 34.3 0.35 0.39 54.8 MBL Woburn St. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 0.8 20.5 na 1.09 na 50.5 MBL Main St. (Rt 28) BASE 6-Jul-99 na 28.3 50.7 na 0.91 na 46.0 MBL Central St. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 4.3 47.0 na 0.50 na 43.9 MBL Washington St. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 13.9 31.3 na 4.55 na 42.2 MBL Pumping Station BASE 6-Jul-99 na 2.4 7.6 na 0.48 na 38.7 MBL Bostik Plant BASE 6-Jul-99 na 2.7 26.1 na 0.68 na 36.7 MBL Hilldale Ave. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 4.5 29.2 na 0.68 na 34.7 MBL Log Bridge Rd. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 3.7 9.8 na 1.53 na 31.3 MBL Rt. 62 BASE 6-Jul-99 na 1.8 15.0 na 1.17 na 28.1 MBL Peabody St. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 2.5 17.7 na 0.81 na 24.9 MBL Rowley Bridge BASE 6-Jul-99 na 3.8 27.2 na 0.86 na 21.4 MBL Salem Rd. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 4.3 25.0 na 0.81 na 19.5 MBL Rt. 97 BASE 6-Jul-99 na 4.7 24.1 na 0.69 na 18.0 MBL Green Meadow Farm BASE 6-Jul-99 na 5.2 18.9 na 0.97 na 13.3 MBL Asbury Rd. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 1.8 14.1 na 0.93 na 9.9 MBL Winthrop St. BASE 6-Jul-99 na 1.3 10.4 na 0.89 na 7.3 MBL Mill Road BASE 6-Jul-99 na 2.6 12.2 na 0.50 na 4.1 MBL Dam in Ipswich BASE 6-Jul-99 na 0.3 0.8 na 0.65 na 0.0 MBL Bear Meadow Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 20.5 19.5 na 4.35 na 45.6 MBL Martins Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 2.1 41.3 na 0.74 na 44.9 MBL Norris Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 5.0 11.4 na 2.09 na 33.3 MBL Mill Pond Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 5.4 8.3 na 0.51 na 25.7 MBL Boston Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 7.6 8.6 na 0.34 na 25.7 MBL Fish Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 2.8 32.7 na 0.61 na 21.5 MBL Howlett Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 3.2 25.3 na 0.81 na 9.9 MBL Black Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 11.8 346.3 na 0.69 na 6.1 MBL Miles River BASE 6-Jul-99 na 4.9 15.4 na 1.64 na 2.2 MBL Mill St. - Sawmill Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 12.3 47.9 na 0.62 na 57.3 MBL Chestnut St. - Sawmill Brook BASE 6-Jul-99 na 18.9 26.2 na 0.79 na 55.9