Location

Peacock I is a single spring vent, located in Peacock Springs State Park, in Suwannee County, near Lauraville, Florida. Normally, the spring runs to the Suwannee River. Latitude: 30 07 23.62 N, Longitude: 83 07 59.35 W.

Description

Peacock I spring is a small pool measuring about 35 feet wide and 50 feet long. A deep smaller area at the bottom of the wooden stairs marks the cave entrance and is about 25 feet deep. The spring run, which is not running at this time, accounts for the current 50 foot length, but it is shallow with depths at about 3 feet to ankle deep. The spring run would flow to the Suwannee River, 1.5 miles away. The bottom is primarily uneven limestone with patches of grass. Algae were abundant in the water and floating in clumps around the perimeter. The water is clear, but tinted blue. A boil was not visible at Peacock I, indeed there is no flow at all. Peacock I is cave system, maze-like, extending several thousand feet in a Northerly direction. It connects to several karst windows, including Orange Grove, Cisteen, and Challenge Sink. The spring is described on the CD Springs of Florida, Florida Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 66, but is not in the book.

Discharge

December 4, 2007: None.

Analysis, not yet available

Temperature is in Celcius (22C = 72F), TDS is Total Dissolved Solids, DO is Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrate is NO3+NO2 as Nitrogen, Nitrite is NO2 as Nitrogen, Phosphate is PO4, E. Coli (number of colonies per 100 mL) measured using Easy Coliscan method. All values are reported in parts per million (mg/L), except Turbidity (JTU's or meters). Turbidity measured in NTU in 2002 and in JTU or meters in later years, NTU of 10 is crystal clear, at 50 there is haze or "see-through milky." JTU is essentially centimeters of clarity, so 60+ or 100+ indicates crystal clear water. Secchi Disk is depth in meters (m). WQI is the water quality index, a summary figure (100 is best possible). Critter counts are subjective categories of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, and are based on the number of individuals and variety of species.

Summary

not yet available.

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