Powell South (Bay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°16'19", Longitude 85°59'11"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; November 8, 1999 to December 20, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

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 2 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

11

11

11

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

330

330

330

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

2.2

2.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

10.7

11.2

11.8

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

Nov-08-99

11

330

2.3

11.8

Dec-20-99

11

330

2.0

10.7

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

11

330

2.2

11.2

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