Brooklyn (Clay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°48'9", Longitude 82°1'52"

Period of record: 73 sampling dates; June 4, 1989 to December 9, 1999

Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 734 acres / 297 hectacres (Bathymetric Map)

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Trail Ridge

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.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 73 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

4

9

19

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

120

230

390

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

4.9

21.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.5

10.5

19.0

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-09-99

10

280

5.7

7.7

Feb-06-99

7

270

4.0

10.8

Mar-12-99

10

220

3.3

10.8

Apr-09-99

9

390

1.7

13.8

May-06-99

9

290

2.0

12.8

Jun-12-99

9

230

2.0

14.0

Jul-10-99

9

240

2.3

15.2

Sep-26-99

10

260

6.0

10.6

Oct-15-99

11

280

6.0

10.5

Nov-19-99

10

310

4.5

10.0

Dec-09-99

10

270

3.5

10.8

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

9

280

3.7

11.5

Brooklyn (Clay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 22, 1998

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)

34

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

4

Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

2.7

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

0.0

Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.4

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

161

Average lake depth (m)

5

Frequency that plant species occur in 20 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name

Plant Species

Frequency (%)

maidencane

Panicum hemitomon

100

red ludwigia

Ludwigia repens

70

southern cutgrass

Leersia hexandra

45

wax myrtle

Myrica cerifera

30

banana-lily

Nymphoides aquatica

10

buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

10

rush fuirena

Fuirena scirpoidea

10

Florida bladderwort

Utricularia floridana

10

slender spikerush

Eleocharis baldwinii

5

purple bladderwort

Utricularia purpurea

5

salt-bush

Baccharis spp.

5

willow

Salix spp.

5

St. John's wort

Hypericum spp.

5

hatpin

Eriocaulon decangulare

5

leconte sedge

Cyperus lecontei

5

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