DuPont South (Volusia County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°55'34", Longitude 81°12'26"

Period of record: 26 sampling dates; July 24, 1996 to August 16, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges

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 Crescent City-Deland Ridge 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

6.5

Sulfate (mg/L)

7.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

2.7

Calcium (mg/L)

2.7

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

62

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

21

Sodium (mg/L)

6.8

Chloride (mg/L)

13.3

Potassium (mg/L)

1.5

Silicon (mg/L)

0.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 26 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

13

21

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

380

690

1030

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.3

7.0

16.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

7.0

9.8

13.3

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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