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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

12

400

9.6

3.3

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