Bird of Paradise (Flagler County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°35'31", Longitude 81°14'48"

Period of record: 53 sampling dates; May 13, 1995 to December 9, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated clastic and shell deposits of the Fort Thompson Group Formation

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Crescent Lake Basin subdivision of the Palatka Anomalies division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 53 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

13

24

51

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

350

530

830

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.3

12.3

41.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.5

4.1

6.0

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-16-99

17

570

7.3

5.0

Feb-11-99

17

460

3.0

5.0

Mar-18-99

19

420

3.7

5.5

Apr-19-99

21

430

5.7

5.0

May-19-99

25

550

6.0

5.0

Jun-14-99

29

600

11.0

4.5

Jul-15-99

46

800

36.0

2.5

Aug-17-99

37

780

18.7

3.0

Sep-13-99

36

690

21.0

2.5

Oct-14-99

45

730

28.3

2.5

Nov-19-99

31

600

.

2.5

Dec-09-99

24

510

9.0

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

29

600

13.6

4.0

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