Western (Walton County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°19'36", Longitude 86°9'2"
Period of record: 16 sampling dates; November 1, 1996 to July 15, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 220 acres / 89 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Gulf Coast Lowlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by beach and dune sand with silty sand, silt, and clay of the Biloxi Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Coastal Strip division of the Apalachicola Delta District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 4 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.9 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
195.8 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
22.1 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
49.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
5821 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
478.6 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
152 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
1146.2 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
2195.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
48.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
2.6 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 16 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
4 |
7 |
9 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
150 |
260 |
410 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
4.4 |
9.0 |
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 |
|
Mar-23-99 |
7 |
260 |
1.0 |
. |
|
Apr-19-99 |
6 |
190 |
1.3 |
. |
|
May-17-99 |
6 |
220 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
|
Jul-15-99 |
6 |
220 |
1.0 |
. |
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1999 Average |
6 |
220 |
1.2 |
5.8 |