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More Detailed Map
Reference Site Location
The Rockland Disposal Site (RDS)
is one of the three regional dredged material disposal sites located in the waters
of Maine. RDS covers a 0.25 nmi2 (0.87 km2) area of seafloor
within West Penobscot Bay and is centered at 44° 07.105' N, 69° 00.269' W (NAD
83). It is located approximately 3.1 nmi (5.7 km) east-southeast of Brewster Point,
Glen Cove, Maine. Sediments deposited at RDS have originated from dredging projects
in Rockland, Camden, and Castine Harbors, as well as Bangor, Belfast, and Searsport.
However, due to the intermittent nature of disposal at RDS, monitoring efforts
have not been as intensive as those at other New England sites. Since 1982, approximatley 1,118,000
yd3 of dredged material have been deposited at the site. Check out site data!
Annual
Disposal Volumes
Bathymetry
Side Scan Redox Potential Discontinuity (RPD) and Organism-Sediment
Index (OSI) Sediment Profile
Images Relevant DAMOS
Reports:
No.
156: Monitoring Survey at the Rockland Disposal Site, September
2003
(full report available)
No.
154: Impact of Dredged Sediment Disposal on Lobster and Crab
Abundance and Movements at the Rockland Disposal Site (full
report available)
No.
145: Physical Oceanographic Study at the Rockland Disposal Site,
August 2001 (full report available)
No.
131: Monitoring Cruise at the Rockland Disposal Site, September 2000 (full
report available)
No.
83: Monitoring Cruise at the Rockland Disposal Site, July 1989
No. 50: Distribution of Dredged Material at the Rockland Disposal Site, May 1985
No. 46: Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) Annual Report, Summary of Program
Results, 1981-1984 DAMOS Annual Data Report, 1978 | 
