Doctors (Clay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°8'4", Longitude 81°44'1"

Period of record: 25 sampling dates; October 16, 1996 to November 25, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated clastic and shell deposits of the Fort Thompson Group Formation

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Black Creek Basin subdivision of the Duval Upland division of the Sea Island District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

7.7

Sulfate (mg/L)

44.2

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

45.0

Calcium (mg/L)

27.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

947

Magnesium (mg/L)

17.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

109

Sodium (mg/L)

121.5

Chloride (mg/L)

243.3

Potassium (mg/L)

5.7

Silicon (mg/L)

3.4

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 25 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

43

74

149

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

730

1180

2250

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

9.3

44.5

132.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.0

2.0

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-01-99

74

1020

38.0

2.1

Mar-14-99

69

1090

30.0

1.8

Apr-04-99

46

1020

13.3

2.3

May-02-99

65

1030

38.7

1.7

Jun-10-99

111

2250

43.7

1.7

Jul-13-99

81

1690

53.0

2.1

Sep-28-99

125

2180

40.0

2.6

Nov-25-99

97

1050

9.3

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

83

1420

33.2

2.1

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