Little River (Washington County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°32'47", Longitude 85°35'42"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; October 31, 1996 to January 15, 1997

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 23 acres / 9 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): New Hope Ridge/Greenhead Slope

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by gravel, sand and clay of the Citronelle Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Crystal Lake Karst division of the Dougherty Karst District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

5.6

Sulfate (mg/L)

0.9

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

0.5

Calcium (mg/L)

0.6

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

16

Magnesium (mg/L)

0.3

Color (Pt-Co units)

17

Chloride (mg/L)

4.2

Potassium (mg/L)

0.1

Silicon (mg/L)

0.4

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 2 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

2

4

5

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

190

200

220

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.3

4.8

7.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

9.3

10.0

10.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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