Water Sampling Results: December MBLR Data Charts
These charts show the levels of fecal coliform bacteria and E. coli bacteria in the Merriland River, Branch Brook, Little River (MBLR) watershed.
    • Merriland River - M1 (at head of tide for river) to M7 (furthest upstream site)
    • Branch Brook - BB1 (head of tide for river) to BB5 (furthest upstream site)
    • Little River Esturary- L1, L4 and L6 (named by Wells NERR's W.E.T. program)
    • CF1 - "Chick Farm Tributary" (so named by this project) of Branch Brook
    • SB1 and ESB1- Two tributaries of Branch Brook with confluence near Route 1

Chart showing low bacteria for all sites, except moderate for CF1 and M7

Chart showing very low bacteria levels for all sites

Chart showing high bacteria for Merriland River, low bacteria for Branch Brook, mixed levels for Little River Estuary

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