Akron (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°59'50", Longitude 81°31'22"
Period of record: 8 sampling dates; June 8, 1998 to December 7, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 200 acres / 81 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Ocala Scrub division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
4.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
8.5 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
2.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
97 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.4 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
245 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
9.1 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
22.7 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
111 |
169 |
249 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
680 |
790 |
930 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.0 |
9.0 |
22.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
|
Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Jan-11-99 |
157 |
710 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
|
Feb-09-99 |
152 |
750 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
|
Mar-07-99 |
249 |
880 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
|
Apr-01-99 |
156 |
800 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
|
Dec-07-99 |
111 |
680 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
|
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|
|
1999 Average |
165 |
760 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
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