Deer (Walton County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°18'16", Longitude 86°4'47"
Period of record: 13 sampling dates; July 27, 1998 to December 17, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 40 acres / 16 hectacres
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.1 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.8 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
171 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
122 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
44.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 13 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
7 |
13 |
20 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
350 |
450 |
690 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
9.1 |
25.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.2 |
3.1 |
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 |
|
Jan-12-99 |
7 |
430 |
. |
3.0 |
|
Feb-24-99 |
12 |
400 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
|
Apr-07-99 |
12 |
410 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
|
Jun-01-99 |
16 |
380 |
11.3 |
3.3 |
|
Jul-22-99 |
14 |
350 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
|
Sep-04-99 |
17 |
450 |
22.3 |
3.7 |
|
Oct-17-99 |
12 |
420 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
|
Dec-17-99 |
10 |
370 |
7.0 |
4.3 |
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1999 Average |
12 |
400 |
9.6 |
3.3 |