Asbury South (Clay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°2'52", Longitude 81°49'15"

Period of record: 65 sampling dates; May 26, 1993 to October 24, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by Jacksonville Limestone, sandy to clayey nonphosphatic, soft to very hard limestone, moldic where fossil beds are associated with medium to coarse sand.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Black Creek Basin subdivision of the Duval Upland division of the Sea Island District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

7.7

Sulfate (mg/L)

4.6

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

27.0

Calcium (mg/L)

8.6

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

98

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

9

Sodium (mg/L)

6.6

Chloride (mg/L)

11.5

Potassium (mg/L)

0.3

Silicon (mg/L)

0.8

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 65 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

16

33

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

270

450

920

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.7

8.0

27.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

8.2

18.0

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-19-99

15

450

7.7

7.6

Feb-22-99

17

480

9.3

6.8

Mar-19-99

17

490

10.0

7.0

Apr-18-99

21

390

10.0

7.0

May-16-99

18

310

7.3

6.2

Jun-19-99

17

400

11.0

6.5

Jul-18-99

15

520

6.0

6.7

Aug-28-99

15

390

.

9.7

Oct-24-99

17

540

12.0

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

17

440

9.2

7.2

Asbury South (Clay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on September 22, 1993

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)

56

Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)

7

Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

6.8

Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.9

Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

11.4

Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)

39

Average lake depth (m)

4

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name

Plant Species

Frequency (%)

stonewort

Nitella spp.

90

hydrilla

Hydrilla verticillata

80

southern naiad

Najas guadalupensis

80

torpedograss

Panicum repens

60

spatterdock

Nuphar luteum

40

tapegrass

Vallisneria americana

40

alligator-weed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

20

elephant-ear

Colocasia esculenta

20

wax myrtle

Myrica cerifera

20

buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

20

slender spikerush

Eleocharis baldwinii

10

water-pennywort

Hydrocotyle umbellata

10

cone-spur bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

10

water primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

10

musk-grass

Chara spp.

10

rush fuirena

Fuirena scirpoidea

10

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