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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

87

740

10.4

2.7

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