ML050480608
| ML050480608 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/2004 |
| From: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML050480608 (2) | |
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-PA NE: Long Island Sound - Facts Figures & Maps Page I of 2 EPA NE Home A-Z Index Long Island Sound Home Long Island Sound Facts, Figures and Maps Learn About Estuaries What's a Watershed?
The Long Island Sound Study at EPA NE Long Island Sound Disposal Site Designation Contact Us and Links U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1: New England X
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Maps Sound Facts & Figures Area of LIS: 1320 square miles
- Drainage Basin or Watershed:16,820 square miles Average Depth: 63 feet (60-120 feet)
- Volume: 18 trillion gallons Coastline: 600 miles
- Salinity Ranges: 23 parts per thousand in the western end to 35 parts per thousand at the eastern end
- Source of Fresh Water: 90% of the freshwater comes from three major Connecticut Rivers - the Thames, Housatonic, and Connecticut
- Temperature: 320F in winter and 730F in summer
- Tides: two high and two low each day with the greatest tides in the west Population Living within 50 miles: 20 million people
- Estimated Value to the Local Economy: $5.5 billion per year
- Fish Populations: more than 120 species of finfish, including 21 tropical species that stray here seasonally; at least 50 species spawn in the Sound Maps An-c
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-EPA NE: Long Island Sound - Facts Figures & Maps Page 2 of 2 Long Island Sound - From New York City to the Rhode Island Border Long Island Sound Drainage Basins Serving Connecticut, Maine, M-assah-usetts, NewHampshire, Rhadejsland, Ye mont, & 10 Tribal Nations EPA Home I Privacy ad Seurty Notice I Contact Us Last updated on Wednesday, July 21 st, 2004 URL: httpllwww.epa.gov/regionOl/eco/lis/facts.html http://%wvv.epa.gov/regionO 1/eco/lis/facts.html 12/6/2004