Big Red Fish (Walton County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°20'15", Longitude 86°11'31"
Period of record: 12 sampling dates; July 27, 1998 to November 13, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by beach and dune sand with silty sand, silt, and clay of the Biloxi Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Coastal Strip division of the Apalachicola Delta District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.4 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
39.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
12193 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
25 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
790.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 12 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
10 |
17 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
50 |
180 |
330 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.3 |
4.8 |
13.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.5 |
4.6 |
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 |
|
Jan-24-99 |
9 |
210 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
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Mar-21-99 |
8 |
240 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
|
Apr-11-99 |
9 |
110 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
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May-22-99 |
8 |
150 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
|
Jul-05-99 |
13 |
190 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
|
Aug-29-99 |
14 |
200 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
|
Oct-24-99 |
7 |
150 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
|
Nov-13-99 |
11 |
160 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
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1999 Average |
10 |
180 |
3.8 |
4.7 |