Belle Terre (Flagler County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°36'16", Longitude 81°15'14"

Period of record: 58 sampling dates; March 21, 1995 to December 8, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated clastic and shell deposits of the Fort Thompson Group Formation

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Crescent Lake Basin subdivision of the Palatka Anomalies division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 58 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

16

35

133

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

380

630

1860

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

23.0

169.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.0

3.6

5.5

1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:

Date

TP (µg/L)

TN (µg/L)

CHL (µg/L)

SECCHI (ft

Jan-14-99

34

620

21.7

3.5

Feb-10-99

40

570

19.0

3.0

Mar-17-99

28

470

6.3

3.5

Apr-09-99

34

500

9.3

4.0

May-19-99

39

680

17.3

3.5

Jun-14-99

53

720

27.3

3.0

Jul-17-99

38

610

19.7

3.5

Aug-18-99

34

710

16.3

3.5

Sep-13-99

49

720

43.0

2.5

Oct-14-99

38

700

21.0

3.0

Nov-18-99

46

710

27.3

2.5

Dec-08-99

31

560

16.0

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

39

630

20.4

3.2

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