Variable hydrology and salinity of salt ponds in the British Virgin Islands

Aquatic Biosystems

Table 4 Hydrological characteristics of BVI salt ponds.

Pond	Inundation mo./yr.	Connection w/sea	Tidal influence^a	Depth (cm)	Area (ha.)	Watershed (ha.)
BON	12	direct	3.5	46 ± 8	57	85
FLA	12	direct	0.93	26 ± 6	220	330
PTP	12	direct	0.75	12 ± 7	72	110
RED	12	direct	1.9	25 ± 7	110	170
BAN	12	none	0	39 ± 19	3.0	11
GUA	12	none	0.14	35 ± 16	1.9	18
SIN	12	none^b	2.6	---	1.5	10
BEL	12	seep	0.70	23 ± 23	13	41
SAL	12	seep	---	24 ± 23	4.0	13
HAN	3	none	< 0.2	< 5	0.40	20
LEE	3	none	< 0.2	< 5	0.32	11
NOR	5	none	< 0.2	< 10	0.42	---
JOS	7	none	0	13 ± 16	9.0	150
RUN	7	none	0.82	---	4.7	13
BLU	8	none	1.7	---	3.6	40
LON	9	periodic	1.2	---	8.6	18
WB	9	periodic	0.19	21 ± 13	1.8	27

^a largest rise in water level (cm) recorded by tide-detection measurements. A pond was considered to be tidally influenced if the water level rise was > 0.2 cm.
^b possible underground connection