Spruce Creek (Volusia County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°4'24", Longitude 81°4'10"

Period of record: 60 sampling dates; January 19, 1995 to December 14, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated clastic and shell deposits of the Fort Thompson Group Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Volusia Ridge Sets division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 60 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

37

153

1273

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

430

1040

2620

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

0.7

13.1

139.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

.

.

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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-25-99

113

1070

6.0

.

Feb-19-99

105

850

3.0

.

Mar-11-99

84

740

5.0

.

Apr-13-99

95

790

17.0

.

May-11-99

100

850

8.3

.

Jun-15-99

72

620

23.7

.

Jul-13-99

143

980

6.7

.

Aug-13-99

131

1090

3.0

.

Sep-16-99

210

1110

7.3

.

Oct-15-99

116

1280

14.3

.

Nov-12-99

85

1210

22.0

.

Dec-14-99

103

1020

6.7

.

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

113

970

10.2

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