Davis (Citrus County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°49'21", Longitude 82°17'13"
Period of record: 7 sampling dates; May 20, 1998 to December 21, 1998
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tsala Apopka
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is a mixture of two major types dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation and limestone consisting of skeletons of fossils in a silt to sand size matrix of the Ocala Limestone Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Hernando Hammock and Tsala Apopka Basin divisions of the Ocala Uplift District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 7 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
16 |
21 |
27 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
810 |
940 |
1070 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.7 |
7.4 |
13.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.0 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999