Parkway Meadows (Brevard County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°9'7", Longitude 80°40'6"

Period of record: 20 sampling dates; January 17, 1997 to August 23, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by high energy, bar shelly, and dune sand with loose to hard limestone of the Anastasia Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Upper St. Johns Karst division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

7.9

Sulfate (mg/L)

22.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

80.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

372

Color (Pt-Co units)

18

Chloride (mg/L)

47.4

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 20 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

28

52

81

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

530

720

900

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

5.7

32.2

54.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.5

3.8

5.3

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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