Bedford (Bradford County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°48'34", Longitude 82°3'5"
Period of record: 10 sampling dates; March 20, 1999 to December 12, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 196 acres / 79 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Trail Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by quartz sand and quartzite gravel with sandy clay beds of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Interlachen Sand Hills division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
8.5 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
1.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
1.4 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
45 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
19 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
4.4 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
9.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.8 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 10 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
17 |
25 |
30 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
500 |
620 |
680 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
11.7 |
14.7 |
20.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.5 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
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-20-99 |
24 |
680 |
20.3 |
5.5 |
|
Apr-25-99 |
25 |
530 |
15.7 |
6.1 |
|
May-16-99 |
28 |
590 |
15.7 |
6.4 |
|
Jun-20-99 |
20 |
610 |
13.0 |
5.8 |
|
Jul-18-99 |
17 |
500 |
11.7 |
5.8 |
|
Aug-22-99 |
27 |
610 |
14.3 |
5.7 |
|
Sep-26-99 |
30 |
680 |
13.3 |
5.4 |
|
Oct-24-99 |
29 |
680 |
14.7 |
4.8 |
|
Nov-21-99 |
28 |
660 |
13.0 |
5.3 |
|
Dec-12-99 |
27 |
630 |
15.7 |
4.5 |
|
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1999 Average |
25 |
620 |
14.7 |
5.5 |