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 |
|
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|
1999 Average |
470 |
560 |
11.6 |
4.4 |
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