CR Big (Lake County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°30'18", Longitude 81°44'50"

Period of record: 10 sampling dates; March 4, 1996 to April 15, 1997

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Clermont Uplands

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 Groveland Karst division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 10 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

4

12

28

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

380

700

2080

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

6.4

11.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.0

5.0

5.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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