In accordance with themethodology published inAmbient Water Quality Criteria forDissolved Oxygen, Water Clarityand Chlorophyll a for theChesapeake Bay and Its TidalTributaries:"Achieving the Chesapeake BayProgram segment-specificunderwater bay grass restorationacreages should be measured asthe single best year of acreage asobserved through the most recentthree years of data from theChesapeake Bay underwater baygrasses aerial survey."Unshaded segments areclassified as "No Grow Zones" orhave no restoration goal at thistime.

Southern BranchElizabeth River

EasternBranch

ElizabethRiver

Western BranchElizabeth River Lafayette River

Lynnhaven River

Appomattox River

Upper James River 2

Lower Pamunkey River

LowerMattaponi

RiverUpper Pamunkey River

Upper Mattaponi River

Middle Pocomoke River, MD

Middle Pocomoke River, VA

Upper Rappahannock River Upper Pocomoke River

UpperPotomacRiver, MD

Upper Nanticoke River, MD

Upper Nanticoke River, DE

Upper Potomac River, VAWesternBranch

PatuxentRiver

UpperPatuxent

River

AnacostiaRiver, DC Upper Choptank River

Upper Potomac River, DCAnacostiaRiver, MD

Upper Chester River

C&D Canal, DE

C&D Canal, MD

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UTM Zone 18N, NAD 83

Bay Grasses (SAV) Restoration Goal AchievementSingle Best Year 2007 - 2009

Created by HW, 03/08/10

Data Sources: VIMS, Chesapeake Bay ProgramDisclaimer: www.chesapeakebay.net/termsofuse.htm

Percent of Goal Achieved3-year Analysis

0% - 25%

26% - 50%

51% - 75%

76% - 99%

100% or greater - PASS

Not Applicable

0 25 5012.5 Kilometers

0 7.5 153.75 Miles $