East Bay (Bay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°5'34", Longitude 85°32'50"

Period of record: 44 sampling dates; February 11, 1990 to December 12, 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 Delta Plain and the Coastal Strip divisions of the Apalachicola Delta District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 44 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

17

36

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

170

340

560

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.2

4.2

13.8

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.6

7.7

11.0

1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 4 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

Jun-13-99

11

270

2.0

8.0

Sep-12-99

27

410

6.8

6.9

Dec-12-99

10

480

1.8

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

16

390

3.5

8.4

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