Crescent (Escambia County)

Location: Latitude 30°28'1", Longitude 87°16'24"

Period of record: 3 sampling dates; July 25, 1998 to October 18, 1998

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 85 acres / 34 hectacres

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

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by fine sand and silt with lenses of gravel and clay of the Apalachicola paleo-cuspate delta and alluvial plain.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The lake lies in the Escambia Terraced Lands division of the Southern Pine Hills District.

Other LAKEWATCH data available: Supplemental water chemistry

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Data were collected July 25, 1998 at 1 location:

pH 6.7 Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) 11
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) 59 Color (Pt-Co units) 17
Chloride (mg/L) 8.5    

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average and maximum value for the 3 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
7
8
10
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
260
320
420
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
2.7
6.8
13.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
5.3
7.6
8.8

1998 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 mid-lake stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L),
total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1998:

Date
TP (µg/L)
TN (µg/L)
CHL (µg/L)
SECCHI (ft)
Jul-25-98
10
260
13.0
5.3
Sep-12-98
8
280
4.7
8.7
Oct-18-98
7
420
2.7
8.8
         
1998 Average
8
320
6.8
7.6