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Florida Lakewatch




Water Quality Data

for Little Manatee River at Camp Bayou

Water Quality tests for 2004

date


1/3/04
2/07/04
3/08/04
4/10/04
5/26/04
6/28/04
7/30/04
8/25/04
**
10/2/04
11/20/04
time
(AM)


11AM
1 PM
10 AM
10 AM
10 AM
10 AM
10 AM
10 AM

9:30AM
9:30AM
water temp
(C)


22
22
22
23
27
27
27
27

27
20
air temp
(C)


25
18
20
24
27
28
30
33

26
24
DO
(ppm)


8.1
5.1
6.2
5.5
4.6
4.1
4.0
3.2

2.9
4.4
pH


7.5
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.5

6.5
7.75
salinity
(ppt)


0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
clarity
(cm)


>60
n/a
>60
>60
>60
>60
>60
>60

>60
>60
bio
(*)


poor


good



flooding

flooding

note: 'bio' is the biological assessment- poor...fair...good...excellent.
The tidal influence does not encourage a wide range of typically freshwater aquatic
invertebrates, that normally indicate a healthy river.
The Little Manatee River is a designated Outstanding Florida Waterway.
(*) an asterisk indicates a noteworthy remark which may have affected the test results on that day.
(**) indicates no testing done in month of September due to hurricanes Frances, Ivan and Jeanne

Topography map of target area
GPS point at middle of test area: N 27 39.867' W 082 24.135'

test results

2005 1999-2003 (not consistent)



page updated February 28, 2005 created and maintained by NEOPHYTES UNYTE!