Coleman (Okaloosa County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°24'41", Longitude 86°28'47"

Period of record: 27 sampling dates; May 18, 1997 to December 1, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

8.5

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

42.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

247

Color (Pt-Co units)

65

Chloride (mg/L)

42.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 27 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

94

278

538

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

530

1150

2050

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

71.0

213.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

0.5

2.1

3.0

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

Feb-22-99

380

1000

102.7

2.2

Mar-27-99

379

530

16.0

2.8

Apr-26-99

328

620

16.0

2.0

Jun-01-99

318

750

23.7

2.7

Jul-04-99

538

1930

104.3

0.8

Aug-01-99

427

1550

110.3

0.5

Sep-01-99

282

870

37.3

1.8

Oct-01-99

188

2050

189.7

1.0

Nov-03-99

117

1360

85.3

1.5

Dec-01-99

94

1230

3.3

.

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

305

1190

68.9

1.7

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