Bream (Washington County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°34'9", Longitude 85°33'0"

Period of record: 11 sampling dates; October 31, 1996 to September 30, 1997

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): New Hope Ridge/Greenhead Slope

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by gravel, sand and clay of the Citronelle Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Crystal Lake Karst division of the Dougherty Karst District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

5.4

Sulfate (mg/L)

0.6

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

0.0

Calcium (mg/L)

0.3

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

13

Magnesium (mg/L)

0.2

Color (Pt-Co units)

2

Sodium (mg/L)

1.3

Chloride (mg/L)

2.9

Potassium (mg/L)

0.1

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 11 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

2

3

5

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

60

110

170

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

0.3

0.9

1.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

17.3

20.5

26.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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