2008
Salinity Data for 10/7/08
A Day in the Life of the Hudson River
76 ppm
76 ppm
82 ppm
89 ppm
76 ppm
82 ppm
2008
76 ppm
76 ppm
76 ppm
103 ppm
150 ppm
883 ppm
3071 ppm
4641 ppm
5500 ppm
2008
6500 ppm
8000 ppm
9000 ppm
9500 ppm
13000 ppm
11000 ppm
12000 ppm
23000 ppm
13000 ppm
24000 ppm
14000 ppm
24500 ppm
29000 ppm
20000 ppm
30000 ppm
Standardized Saliniity 10/7/08
Day in the Life Data
River Mile/
Site
138
133
127
124
115
102
97
92
85
78
76
61
58
57
52.5
41
35
32
30
25E
25W
19
18
17
13
surface6
depth 6
5
4
3
2
Har14
Har13
Har13.1
Har12
ER Newtown
ER Stuyvesant
ER Empire Fulton
Verrazano Bridge
Canarsie Park
- Jamaica
Bay
Breezy Point NY Bight
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lSalinity
Name
Henry Hudson Park
Schodack Island
Stuyvesant Landing
Nutten Hook
Cohotate Preserve
Suagerties Light House
Ulster Landing
Kingstone Point
Norrie Point
Quiet Cove
Waryas Park MHCM
Long Dock Beacon
Kowawese
Cornwall
West Point/South Dock
Verplanck
Croton Point Park
Ossining
Kingsland Point Park
Irvington
Piermont
Alpine Boat Basin
Beczak, Yonkers
Mt. St. Vincent
Englewood Park
79th St. Boat Basin
79th St. Boat Basin
Pier 95
Pier 84
Chelsea Piers
Pier 40
Inwood Park
Swindler Cove
Sherman Creek
Roberto Clemente
Newtown Creek
Stuyvesant Cove/Solar One
Brooklyn Bridge
Verrazano
76
89
76
82
89
76
82
89
76
76
76
103
103
150
883
3071
4641
4641
5500
6500
6500
8000
8500
9000
9500
11000
23000
12000
13000
13000
14000
10000
13000
13000
11000
23000
24000
24500
20000
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Canarsie Pier
29000 ppm
Breezy Point
30000 ppm
DIRECTIONS
Using crayons you will color
in salinity in the sections of
the river on the map. The
colors to use for the salinity
ranges are listed below.
Match these ranges to the
amounts from the 2008
'Day in the Life of the
Hudson River' event posted
on the map. You can also
look at the compete list of
values on this sheet. Do you
see any trends in the data?
Why do you think the Data
on the East River is
different from the data on
the Hudson River at the
same latitude? (hint - think
of what two bodies of water
the East River connects.)
Why do you think the data
from the surface and at
depth is different at RM 6?
(hint think about the
density of salt water versus
fresh water).
30000-21000 RED
20000-11000 ORANGE
10000-8000 YELLOW
7900-2100
GREEN
2000-101
BLUE
100-0
PURPLE
NOTE: Hudson River Miles
are displayed on the map on
the West side of the river in
increments of every 5 miles.