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Measured and simulated near-surface nitrate concentrations at (A) McDowell Creek cove (site 07), (B) Mountain Island Lake between McDowell Creek and Gar Creek (site 09), (C) Gar Creek cove (site 11), and (D) Mountain Island Lake at N.C. Highway 16 (site 14

• Concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus were within ranges observed during previous years; however, Falls Lake at U.S. Interstate 85 had elevated levels of nitrate plus nitrite and total phosphorus relative to other sites. • Five lakes had chlorophyll a concentrations in excess of 40 micrograms per liter at least once during 2008, including Little River Reservoir, Falls Lake, Lake Benson, University Lake, and Jordan Lake.

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