McBride (Leon County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°33'41", Longitude 84°13'4"
Period of record: 23 sampling dates; February 21, 1998 to December 29, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 159 acres / 64 hectacres
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 23 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
20 |
35 |
64 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
410 |
540 |
890 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
11.3 |
18.7 |
35.5 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.0 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 4 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-31-99 |
42 |
470 |
20.5 |
6.5 |
|
Feb-28-99 |
45 |
600 |
13.0 |
7.0 |
|
Mar-28-99 |
40 |
670 |
21.5 |
6.2 |
|
Apr-30-99 |
35 |
580 |
25.8 |
5.9 |
|
May-31-99 |
64 |
890 |
35.5 |
4.4 |
|
Jun-30-99 |
30 |
450 |
16.8 |
5.2 |
|
Jul-30-99 |
22 |
420 |
16.8 |
5.0 |
|
Aug-31-99 |
28 |
490 |
12.0 |
4.8 |
|
Sep-26-99 |
27 |
520 |
21.5 |
4.0 |
|
Oct-31-99 |
32 |
570 |
12.2 |
6.9 |
|
Nov-30-99 |
48 |
720 |
27.2 |
6.9 |
|
Dec-29-99 |
23 |
460 |
11.2 |
6.8 |
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|
1999 Average |
36 |
570 |
19.5 |
5.8 |