FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY



Utilization Jackson Blue Spring is a county swimming and recreational park.

Discharge Historical measurements were obtained from Bulletin No. 31 (Rosenau et al.,
1977). Current discharge measurement was calculated at Turner Landing, below the dam
at Merritts Mill Pond. All discharge rates are measured in ft3/s.


January 24, 1929
December 22, 1934
May 20, 1942
November 15, 1946
January 30, 1947
August 6, 1973
December 17, 2001


134
56
265
178
178
287
61


Table 31. Jackson Blue Spring water quality analysis.


 2001
 Analytes 1924 1946 1972 20
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Field Measures
Temperature 20.5 20.9 -
DO 7.8 7.26 -
pH 7.5 7.5 7.58 -
Sp. Cond. 220 243 -
Lab Analytes
BOD 0.0 0.2 AU -
Turbidity 0 0.05 U
Color 0 5U
Alkalinity 98 108 109
Sp. Cond. 270 -
TDS 139
TSS 4U
Cl 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.7 3.8A
SO4 2.4 0.9 0.0 1 1.1 A
F 0.0 0.1 0.036 10.0351
Nutrients
TOC 0.0 1 U
NO3+NO2 1.4 3.3 3.3
NH3+ NH4 0.01 U 0.01 U
TKN 0.0741 0.06 U
P 0.02 0.023 0.022
PO4 0.02 0.02


A=Average Value


U,K=Compound not detected, value


I=Value shown is less than the practical quantitation limit


 2001
 Analytes 1924 1946 1972 U
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Metals
Ca 43 38 37 44.5 43.6
K 0.4 0.2 0.29 0.29
Na 2.3 1.7 1.6 1.73 1.54
Mg 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1
As 10 3U 3U
Al 75 U
B 0 30 U
Cd 0.75 U 0.5U
Co 0 0.75 U
Cr 1 2U 2U
Cu 10 2U 2U
Fe 25 U 20 U
Mn 0.5U 0.5U
Ni 2U 2U
Pb 2 5U 3U
Se 3.5 U 3.5 U
Sn 7U
Sr 40 321
Zn 4U 3.5U


shown is the method detection limit
 J=Estimated value


Table 32. Jackson Blue Spring bacteriological analysis.

 Bacteria Results (in #/100 mL)
 Analyte Value
 Escherichia coli 1 K
 Enterococci 1 K
 Fecal Coliform 1 K
 Total Coliform 1 K