Alice (Alachua County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°38'30", Longitude 82°21'26"

Period of record: 24 sampling dates; May 17, 1997 to October 3, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 73 acres / 30 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern Peninsula Karst Plains

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by clayey sand and clay with sandy to clayey limestone of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the San Felasco Hammock subdivision of the Northern Peninsual Plains division of the Ocala Uplift District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 24 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

295

437

602

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

400

590

720

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

6.7

12.6

24.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.1

4.6

6.4

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

Feb-07-99

548

470

12.0

4.7

Mar-27-99

442

520

6.7

5.0

Apr-25-99

446

530

7.0

5.0

Jun-12-99

549

680

14.3

3.3

Jul-25-99

392

530

14.7

3.3

Aug-29-99

408

530

12.0

4.6

Oct-03-99

508

630

14.3

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

470

560

11.6

4.4

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