Table 6. Number of Hectares of SAV in 2000 and 2001 and Percent Change for the CBP and Delmarva Peninsula Coastal Bay Segments and Zones

Upper Zone
Segment20002001Change
CB1TFNorthern Chesapeake Bay3,143.493,230.46+3%
NORTFNortheast River9.430.00-100%
ELKOHElk River692.12823.40+19%
BOHOHBohemia River75.72143.42+89%
C&DOHChesapeake & Delaware Canal0.002.66 
CB2OHUpper Chesapeake Bay285.3882.20 
(0.06)(13.70)+21960%*
SASOHSassafras River388.59473.10+22%
BSHOHBush River78.661.19 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
GUNOHGunpowder River984.600.00 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
MIDOHMiddle River299.570.00 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
BACOHBack River0.000.000%
CB3MHUpper Central Chesapeake Bay3.740.50 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
PATMHPatapsco River0.000.00 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
MAGMHMagothy River36.380.00 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
CHSMHLower Chester River0.0083.18 
CHSOHMiddle Chester River0.000.000%
CHSTFUpper Chester River0.000.000%



Zone Total:5,997.694,840.11 
(4,309.42)(4,769.92)+11%*
Middle Zone
Segment20002001Change
CB4MHMiddle Central Chesapeake Bay0.0045.39 
(0.00)(45.39)*
EASMHEastern Bay0.001,168.23 
CHOMH1Mouth of the Choptank River680.652,128.51+213%
CHOMH2Lower Choptank River0.0059.95 
CHOOHMiddle Choptank River0.000.000%
CHOTFUpper Choptank River0.000.000%
LCHMHLittle Choptank River468.41962.43+105%
SEVMHSevern River51.8548.52 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
SOUMHSouth River0.0010.74 
(0.00)(10.74)*
RHDMHRhode River0.000.000%
WSTMHWest River0.000.000%
CB5MHLower Central Chesapeake Bay1,282.921,816.60+42%
HNGMHHonga River1,141.772,001.84+75%
FSBMHFishing Bay2.562.25-12%
NANMHLower Nanticoke River0.000.000%
NANOHMiddle Nanticoke River0.000.000%
NANTFUpper Nanticoke River0.000.000%
WICMHWicomico River0.000.000%
TANMHTangier Sound5,087.695,388.54+6%
MANMHManokin River182.68163.36-11%
BIGMHBig Annemessex River238.34291.68+22%
POCMHLower Pocomoke River489.29618.74+26%
POCOHMiddle Pocomoke River0.000.000%
POCTFUpper Pocomoke River0.000.000%
PAXMHLower Patuxent River0.008.87 
PAXOHMiddle Patuxent River46.7342.27-10%
PAXTFUpper Patuxent River37.3083.04+123%
WBRTFWestern Branch of the Patuxent River0.000.000%
POTMHLower Potomac River422.97703.92+66%
POTOHMiddle Potomac River1,582.371,242.87 
(210.18)(447.46)+113%*
POTTFUpper Potomac River1,569.84796.90 
(808.34)(619.45)-23%*
MATTFMattawoman Creek133.840.00 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*
PISTFPiscataway Creek129.220.00 
(0.00)(0.00)0%*



Zone Total:13,548.4217,584.66 
(11,099.82)(16,563.28)+49%*
Lower Zone
Segment20002001Change
CB6PHWestern Lower Chesapeake Bay287.94289.41+1%
CB7PHEastern Lower Chesapeake Bay3,402.983,711.64+9%
RPPMHLower Rappahannock River72.87193.58+166%
CRRMHCorrotoman River107.46157.31+46%
RPPOHMiddle Rappahannock River0.000.000%
RPPTFUpper Rappahannock River16.1926.78+65%
PIAMHPiankatank River171.31218.15+27%
MOBPHMobjack Bay3,693.513,849.57+4%
YRKPHMiddle York River308.39324.21+5%
YRKMHLower York River0.000.000%
MPNOHLower Mattaponi River0.000.000%
MPNTFUpper Mattaponi River0.000.000%
PMKOHLower Pumunkey River0.000.000%
PMKTFUpper Pumunkey River70.4356.52-20%
JMSPHMouth of the James River38.1393.98+146%
JMSMHLower James River0.970.96-1%
ELIPHElizabeth River0.000.000%
ELIMHMiddle Elizabeth River0.000.000%
WBEMHWestern Branch of the Elizabeth River0.000.000%
SBEMHSouth Branch of the Elizabeth River0.000.000%
EBEMHEastern Branch of the Elizabeth River0.000.000%
LAFMHLafayette River0.000.000%
CHKOHChickahominy River216.54108.40-50%
JMSOHMiddle James River3.975.89+48%
JMSTFUpper James River26.8438.39+43%
APPTFAppomattox River0.000.000%
CB8PHMouth of the Chesapeake Bay2.983.20+7%
LYNPHLynnhaven & Broad Bays19.4817.32-11%



Zone Total:8,440.009,095.30+8%



Total for Chesapeake Bay:27,986.1131,520.07 
(23,849.24)(30,428.51)+28%*
Delmarva Peninsula Coastal Bays Zone
Segment20002001Change
AAWPHAssawoman Bay207.60222.43+7%
IOWPHIsle of Wight106.29124.10+17%
SPXPHSinepuxent Bay685.55669.58-2%
CHNPHChincoteague Bay5,854.736,794.47+16%
SVCPHSouthern Va. Coastal Bays0.0015.87 



Zone Total:6,854.167,826.45+14%

* These areas were not fully mapped. Parenthetic totals represent SAV area for regions that were mapped both years.