Kell-Aire (Okaloosa County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°24'15", Longitude 86°28'56"
Period of record: 24 sampling dates; April 19, 1997 to September 23, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
8.2 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
35.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
218 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
70 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
36.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 24 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
62 |
215 |
409 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
690 |
1420 |
3820 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
12.0 |
77.1 |
358.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
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 |
|
Jan-17-99 |
306 |
890 |
20.7 |
4.0 |
|
Apr-10-99 |
286 |
980 |
36.0 |
2.0 |
|
Jul-06-99 |
409 |
3820 |
358.0 |
0.9 |
|
Sep-23-99 |
168 |
2080 |
117.7 |
1.5 |
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1999 Average |
292 |
1940 |
133.1 |
2.1 |