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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

3

70

0.9

19.9

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