Cape Arundel The Cape Arundel Disposal Site (CADS) is located approximately 2.8 nmi (5.1 km) southeast of Cape Arundel, Maine. The site consists of a 500 yd diameter circle centered at 43° 17.805' N, 70° 27.170' W (NAD 83). Its bottom topography is characterized by a north-south trending trough running 1 km in length and 50 to 250 m wide. This trough has a maximum depth of 43 m and a silt/clay bottom admixed with fine sand. It is flanked by hard rock ridges shoaling up to 30 to 32 m in depth. A total of approximately 1,231,000 yd³ of material has been deposited at this site since 1985.

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Relevant DAMOS Reports:
No. 82: Monitoring Cruise at the Cape Arundel Disposal Site, May 1990
No. 66: Monitoring Cruise at the Cape Arundel Disposal Site, October 1987
No. 46: Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) Annual Report, Summary of Program Results, 1981-1984