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

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

36

570

19.5

5.8

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