Ashley (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°42'30", Longitude 81°58'55"

Period of record: 3 sampling dates; January 7, 1991 to February 11, 1996

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 85 acres / 34 hectacres

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

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by quartz sand and quartzite gravel with sandy clay beds of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Interlachen Sand Hills division of the Central Lake District.
 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH
4.6
 Sulfate (mg/L)
12.0
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)
0.0
 Calcium (mg/L)
2.0
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)
69
 Magnesium (mg/L)
1.5
Color (Pt-Co units)
3
 Sodium (mg/L)
5.5
Chloride (mg/L)
9.0
 Potassium (mg/L)
0.8
Silicon (mg/L)
1.3
    

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 3 months sampled:
 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
7
8
9
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
80
130
200
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
3.2
3.6
4.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
4.0
5.2
7.4

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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