Fox (Walton County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°21'26", Longitude 86°14'6"
Period of record: 23 sampling dates; April 19, 1997 to October 29, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by sand dunes and well sorted fine sand of the Pleistocene.
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
5.1 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
92 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
86 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
24.0 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 23 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
9 |
20 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
240 |
440 |
640 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
4.2 |
11.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
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 |
|
May-08-99 |
9 |
450 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
|
Jun-16-99 |
7 |
460 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
|
Jul-05-99 |
7 |
370 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
|
Aug-21-99 |
7 |
420 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
|
Sep-25-99 |
11 |
560 |
5.3 |
3.5 |
|
Oct-29-99 |
6 |
450 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
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1999 Average |
8 |
450 |
4.1 |
4.1 |