KCC 12 (Leon County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°31'9", Longitude 84°12'26"

Period of record: 7 sampling dates; March 8, 1999 to December 20, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tifton/Tallahassee Uplands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by granular sand and clayey sand with some clay lenses of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Tallahassee Red Hills subdivision of the State Line Hills division of the Ocala Uplift District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 7 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

83

135

167

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

910

1410

2480

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

11.3

84.3

250.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.2

2.2

3.4

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

Mar-08-99

149

1040

100.0

2.0

Apr-23-99

126

1190

11.3

.

Jun-01-99

167

2480

28.0

3.4

Jul-01-99

137

1310

250.7

1.4

Sep-24-99

136

1020

46.0

2.0

Nov-08-99

143

1890

106.0

1.2

Dec-20-99

83

910

48.0

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

135

1410

84.3

2.2

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