Table 1. Correlations among water quality parameters at 36 shallow water monitoring sites in the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay.

Parameter	$\overline{X}$ dminDO	$\overline{X}$ dmin pH	$\overline{X}$ daily salinity	$\overline{X}$ dmax IVF
$\overline{X}$ dminDO		R = 0.70, P<0.0001	R = -0.22, P = 0.014	R* = -0.65, P<0.0001
$\overline{X}$ dmin pH	R = 0.66, P = 0.0001
$\overline{X}$ daily salinity	R = -0.03, P = 0.89
$\overline{X}$ dmax IVF	R = -0.69, P<0.0001

Pearson correlations are reported except as noted with an * for Spearman Rank Correlation results. Values arranged horizontally use each year at a site as an independent value; results listed vertically combine multiple years at each site.