Stanley (Walton County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°44'16", Longitude 86°8'14"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; March 8, 1993 to April 6, 1993

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 100 acres / 40 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Dougherty/Marianna Plains

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by the Citronelle Formation made up of gravel, sand and micaceous kaolinitic clay, sandy ironstone mottled, thick residual sandy soil, Pliocene and Pleistocene river terrace deposits are indistinguishable.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the De Funiak Karst division of the Dougherty Karst District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 4 months sampled:

pH

6.2

Sulfate (mg/L)

4.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

2.8

Calcium (mg/L)

1.1

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

22

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

11

Sodium (mg/L)

2.8

Chloride (mg/L)

3.9

Potassium (mg/L)

0.4

Silicon (mg/L)

0.2

 

 

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)

7

8

9

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

260

330

400

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

.

.

.

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.1

5.6

6.2

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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