Blairstone (Leon County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°24'50", Longitude 84°15'25"

Period of record: 53 sampling dates; February 16, 1993 to December 5, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tifton/Tallahassee Uplands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by granular sand and clayey sand with some clay lenses of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Tallahassee Red Hills subdivision of the State Line Hills division of the Ocala Uplift 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)

15

55

127

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

210

840

3580

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.3

29.6

123.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.1

2.6

4.3

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

Feb-07-99

35

370

15.3

.

Mar-28-99

98

980

52.0

3.5

May-13-99

52

460

3.7

2.0

Jun-09-99

51

460

16.0

2.2

Jul-11-99

61

550

35.0

3.2

Aug-16-99

56

630

24.7

3.1

Oct-03-99

59

730

29.3

2.9

Oct-26-99

39

520

10.0

4.0

Dec-05-99

41

510

12.3

.

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

55

580

22.0

3.0

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