FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY


Creek flows into Deerpoint Lake, which is a public water supply utilized by the community
in Panama City area. Land around the spring group is pristine and forested. Swimming
and canoeing occur frequently in all of Gainer Springs.

Discharge Historical measurements were obtained from Bulletin No. 31 (Rosenau et al.,
1977). Discharge reported here represents the total flow of the Gainer Springs complex. All
discharge rates are measured in ft3/s.


April 11, 1962
September 11, 1962
January 30, 1963
September 26, 2001


150
174
159
556


Table 6. Gainer Springs Group bacteriological analyses.

 Bacteria Results (in #/100 mL)
 Analyte Vent No. 1 Vent No. 2 Vent No. 3
Escherichia coli 10 Q 6 Q 4 Q
 Enterococci 10 Q 18 Q 8 Q
 Fecal Coliform 14 Q 18 Q 12 Q
 Total Coliform 100 Q 100 Q 80 Q