Huckleberry Creek (Franklin County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°44'55", Longitude 85°4'34"
Period of record: 6 sampling dates; May 8, 1999 to October 15, 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 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.8 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
27.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
473 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
127 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
126.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
64 |
87 |
135 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
590 |
740 |
830 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
8.0 |
10.4 |
11.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.2 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
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 |
|
May-08-99 |
73 |
730 |
10.7 |
3.2 |
|
Jun-15-99 |
71 |
770 |
11.7 |
2.2 |
|
Jul-15-99 |
64 |
830 |
11.7 |
2.8 |
|
Aug-16-99 |
79 |
740 |
11.7 |
2.6 |
|
Sep-11-99 |
102 |
790 |
8.0 |
2.4 |
|
Oct-15-99 |
135 |
590 |
9.0 |
2.9 |
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1999 Average |
87 |
740 |
10.4 |
2.7 |