Silver (Jackson County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°34'40", Longitude 85°18'50"
Period of record: 19 sampling dates; March 15, 1998 to December 27, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 244 acres / 99 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): New Hope Ridge/Greenhead Slope
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by gravel, sand and clay of the Citronelle Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Compass Lake Highlands division of the Dougherty Karst District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
4.9 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
2.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
20 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
0.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
2 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
1.6 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
3.4 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.0 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 19 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
20 |
60 |
150 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
9.0 |
20.8 |
29.0 |
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-30-99 |
3 |
30 |
0.3 |
23.0 |
|
Feb-14-99 |
2 |
40 |
1.0 |
20.3 |
|
Apr-04-99 |
2 |
140 |
0.0 |
19.5 |
|
Apr-28-99 |
4 |
150 |
1.7 |
19.5 |
|
May-30-99 |
2 |
90 |
0.7 |
26.0 |
|
Jul-08-99 |
2 |
60 |
0.7 |
28.5 |
|
Aug-28-99 |
3 |
60 |
1.0 |
26.0 |
|
Sep-26-99 |
3 |
60 |
1.5 |
24.0 |
|
Oct-29-99 |
3 |
40 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
|
Nov-20-99 |
3 |
30 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
|
Dec-27-99 |
5 |
50 |
1.3 |
9.0 |
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1999 Average |
3 |
70 |
0.9 |
19.9 |