Bellamy (Citrus County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°55'55", Longitude 82°22'23"
Period of record: 36 sampling dates; June 16, 1994 to September 29, 1999
Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 32 acres / 13 hectacres (Bathymetric Map)
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tsala Apopka
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by limestone consisting of skeletons of fossils in a silt to sand size matrix of the Ocala Limestone Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Tsala Apopka Basin division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
34.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
13.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
113 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.2 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
31 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
8.1 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
14.9 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 36 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
9 |
14 |
20 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
590 |
700 |
800 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
6.0 |
8.8 |
11.3 |
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 |
|
Aug-28-99 |
16 |
770 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
|
Sep-29-99 |
13 |
740 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
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1999 Average |
15 |
760 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
Bellamy (Citrus County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on July 2, 1996
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
98 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
61 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.3 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.9 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
9.8 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
224 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
variable-leaf milfoil |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum |
100 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
90 |
|
hydrilla |
Hydrilla verticillata |
90 |
|
cone-spur bladderwort |
Utricularia gibba |
90 |
|
purple bladderwort |
Utricularia purpurea |
90 |
|
purple fanwort |
Cabomba pulcherrima |
90 |
|
bladderwort |
Utricularia foliosa |
90 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
80 |
|
lemon bacopa |
Bacopa caroliniana |
70 |
|
tapegrass |
Vallisneria americana |
70 |
|
. |
Nitella prolonga |
70 |
|
water-shield |
Brasenia schreberi |
60 |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
40 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
40 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
40 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
40 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
30 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
30 |
|
sawgrass |
Cladium jamaicense |
30 |
|
knot grass |
Paspalum distichum |
30 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
20 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
20 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
20 |
|
stonewort |
Nitella spp. |
20 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
10 |
|
water spinach |
Ipomoea aquatica |
10 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
10 |
|
Illinois pondweed |
Potamogeton illinoensis |
10 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
10 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
10 |
|
southern cutgrass |
Leersia hexandra |
10 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
10 |