Bugg Springs (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°45'13", Longitude 81°54'16"
Period of record: 122 sampling dates; January 3, 1990 to December 15, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Webster Dry Plain
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Webster Limestone Plains division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:
|
pH |
7.6 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
6.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
121.5 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
45.5 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
271 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
3 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
5.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
8.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
9.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 122 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
49 |
75 |
115 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
260 |
680 |
1020 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
0.5 |
12.9 |
74.5 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
6.0 |
20.3 |
44.0 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 2 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-14-99 |
82 |
750 |
2.5 |
29.0 |
|
Feb-14-99 |
76 |
650 |
3.0 |
26.0 |
|
Mar-15-99 |
75 |
610 |
8.0 |
18.0 |
|
Apr-14-99 |
78 |
580 |
13.5 |
16.0 |
|
May-14-99 |
61 |
420 |
10.5 |
11.0 |
|
Jun-12-99 |
70 |
600 |
19.5 |
9.0 |
|
Jun-15-99 |
71 |
590 |
17.5 |
9.8 |
|
Aug-13-99 |
84 |
590 |
59.0 |
8.0 |
|
Sep-16-99 |
82 |
630 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
|
Oct-15-99 |
58 |
620 |
21.0 |
39.0 |
|
Nov-14-99 |
68 |
610 |
1.0 |
40.0 |
|
Dec-15-99 |
80 |
720 |
2.0 |
32.0 |
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1999 Average |
74 |
610 |
14.4 |
21.1 |