Shortline 1 (Walton County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°22'25", Longitude 86°8'19"

Period of record: 17 sampling dates; April 19, 1997 to October 4, 1998

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.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

5.4

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

0.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

77

Color (Pt-Co units)

84

Chloride (mg/L)

19.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 17 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

2

6

18

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

190

310

490

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

0.7

3.2

6.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.4

2.5

4.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999. 

Shortline 2 (Walton County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°22'19", Longitude 86°16'5"

Period of record: 17 sampling dates; April 19, 1997 to October 4, 1998

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.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

6.2

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

2.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

77

Color (Pt-Co units)

16

Chloride (mg/L)

18.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 17 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

4

7

13

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

100

230

500

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

3.4

6.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.5

4.1

5.4

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

 

Shortline 3 (Walton County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°22'11", Longitude 86°15'56"

Period of record: 18 sampling dates; April 19, 1997 to October 4, 1998

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.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

6.4

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

1.8

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

79

Color (Pt-Co units)

19

Chloride (mg/L)

17.3

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 18 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

3

7

11

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

150

240

400

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

3.9

13.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

5.1

7.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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