Daytona (Volusia County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°3'1", Longitude 81°15'18"
Period of record: 9 sampling dates; March 1, 1999 to November 7, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the St. John’s Offset division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
5.6 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.8 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
128 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
32 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
36.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 9 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
4 |
7 |
9 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
480 |
550 |
630 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.5 |
5.4 |
7.0 |
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 |
|
Mar-01-99 |
6 |
500 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
|
Apr-05-99 |
4 |
630 |
7.3 |
3.5 |
|
May-04-99 |
9 |
530 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
|
Jun-06-99 |
8 |
550 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
|
Jul-09-99 |
7 |
490 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
|
Aug-06-99 |
8 |
590 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
|
Sep-07-99 |
9 |
580 |
5.7 |
4.8 |
|
Oct-06-99 |
8 |
560 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
|
Nov-07-99 |
6 |
480 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
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1999 Average |
7 |
550 |
4.2 |
5.4 |