Camp Creek (Walton County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°17'48", Longitude 86°3'22"

Period of record: 86 sampling dates; November 8, 1992 to December 15, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 64 acres / 26 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by silty fine sand to sandy clay of the Shoal River Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the De Funiak Karst division of the Dougherty Karst District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 86 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

4

8

15

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

200

370

630

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

0.0

4.2

21.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

3.9

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-13-99

7

370

1.3

5.0

Feb-09-99

8

420

2.7

.

Mar-09-99

7

290

3.0

4.7

Apr-14-99

9

240

2.3

.

May-18-99

7

260

3.7

5.0

Jun-14-99

8

310

3.7

4.0

Jul-14-99

12

370

6.0

4.0

Aug-17-99

12

380

11.7

3.5

Sep-15-99

11

350

8.7

3.4

Oct-14-99

12

350

7.0

3.1

Nov-15-99

11

410

4.7

3.5

Dec-15-99

6

340

2.0

5.9

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

9

340

4.7

4.2

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