Deer Point (Bay County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°16'8", Longitude 85°26'15"
Period of record: 71 sampling dates; January 10, 1990 to September 13, 1997
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by fine sand and silt with lenses of gravel and clay of the Apalachicola paleo-cuspate delta and alluvial plain.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Delta Plain division of the Apalachicola Delta District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.9 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
6.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
22.6 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
7.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
60 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
5.8 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
62 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
4.1 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
4.6 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 71 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
3 |
7 |
15 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
70 |
250 |
570 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
0.0 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.5 |
6.5 |
12.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.