Talquin (Gadsden County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°26'23", Longitude 84°34'10"
Period of record: 12 sampling dates; January 6, 1992 to November 2, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tifton/Tallahassee Uplands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by clayey sand and clay with sandy to clayey limestone of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Quincy Hills division of the Tifton Uplands District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 5 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.9 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
7.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
14.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
4.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
81 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
7.4 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
56 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
7.6 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
12.7 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.9 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
6.5 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 12 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
40 |
54 |
93 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
450 |
670 |
930 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
28.6 |
55.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
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 |
|
May-15-99 |
40 |
590 |
51.0 |
3.8 |
|
Jul-01-99 |
42 |
650 |
. |
3.3 |
|
Aug-04-99 |
46 |
740 |
37.0 |
3.5 |
|
Sep-01-99 |
60 |
930 |
45.7 |
3.0 |
|
Oct-01-99 |
64 |
900 |
55.7 |
3.0 |
|
Nov-02-99 |
56 |
600 |
46.3 |
3.0 |
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|
|
1999 Average |
51 |
730 |
47.1 |
3.3 |
Talquin (Gadsden County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on August 17, 1993
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
40 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
3 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.8 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.9 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.5 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
67 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
common salvinia |
Salvinia rotundifolia |
90 |
|
floating water-hyacinth |
Eichhornia crassipes |
80 |
|
alligator-weed |
Alternanthera philoxeroides |
70 |
|
elephant-ear |
Colocasia esculenta |
60 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
50 |
|
smartweed |
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
40 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
40 |
|
southern naiad |
Najas guadalupensis |
40 |
|
baby-tears |
Micranthemum umbrosum |
30 |
|
hydrilla |
Hydrilla verticillata |
30 |
|
para grass |
Brachiaria mutica |
30 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
30 |
|
musk-grass |
Chara spp. |
30 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
20 |
|
cone-spur bladderwort |
Utricularia gibba |
20 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
20 |
|
southern water-grass |
Hydrochloa caroliniensis |
20 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
20 |
|
parrot's-feather |
Myriophyllum aquaticum |
10 |
|
frog's-bit |
Limnobium spongia |
10 |
|
American lotus |
Nelumbo lutea |
10 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
10 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
10 |
|
green algae |
Chlorphyta |
10 |