Water Quality: Streams and Ponds on Selected Test Areas on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

摘要

Baseline information on water quality was derived for streams and ponds draining or located on the Eglin Air Force Base Reservation, Florida. The water temperature displayed seasonal trends (mean seasonal range 15.5 C to 22.9 C). The dissolved oxygen (DO) values were inversely related to the water temperature. The mean seasonal DO range was 7.6 ppm to 9.0 ppm. The mean seasonal pH was low, range 5.6 to 5.7, displaying no seasonal trends. Also remaining consistently low and displaying no seasonal trends were the calcium, chemical oxygen demand (COD), phosphates, and turbidity. The water was very soft with a mean seasonal hardness range of 3.3 mg/1 to 4.4 mg/1. The water quality at the 10 selected test areas on Eglin AFB was good. It was typified by an acid pH, hardness of 0.30 mg/1 to 5.69 mg/1, a temperature range of 9.5 C to 31.0 C, a DO range of 3.8 ppm to 11.1 ppm, and relatively low levels of other naturally occurring constituents.