Peach Creek (Walton County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°22'24", Longitude 86°6'19"
Period of record: 78 sampling dates; July 20, 1993 to December 26, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand, shell, clay, marl, and peat of the Holocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Coastal Strip division of the Apalachicola Delta District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 78 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
3 |
6 |
16 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
110 |
400 |
780 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
0.0 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.5 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
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-29-99 |
5 |
380 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
|
Feb-28-99 |
5 |
330 |
1.0 |
. |
|
Mar-29-99 |
4 |
290 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
|
Apr-26-99 |
10 |
190 |
6.0 |
. |
|
May-31-99 |
16 |
670 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
|
Jul-02-99 |
6 |
520 |
. |
3.0 |
|
Jul-31-99 |
12 |
460 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
|
Aug-30-99 |
11 |
290 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
|
Sep-25-99 |
7 |
310 |
3.7 |
. |
|
Oct-25-99 |
4 |
280 |
2.0 |
. |
|
Nov-28-99 |
6 |
250 |
2.7 |
. |
|
Dec-26-99 |
8 |
280 |
0.0 |
. |
|
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|
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|
|
1999 Average |
8 |
350 |
2.5 |
3.6 |