Powell (Bay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°16'7", Longitude 85°58'49"

Period of record: 61 sampling dates; February 11, 1991 to December 12, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 657 acres / 266 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by fine sand and silt with lenses of gravel and clay of the Apalachicola paleo-cuspate delta and alluvial plain.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Delta Plain and the Coastal Strip divisions of the Apalachicola Delta District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 61 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

14

25

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

220

420

730

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

4.4

10.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

5.5

9.0

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

Jun-13-99

10

360

2.8

5.5

Sep-12-99

22

360

7.0

5.6

Dec-12-99

10

360

2.8

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

14

360

4.2

6.2

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