Clear (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°25'20", Longitude 81°33'16"

Period of record: 40 sampling dates; September 9, 1989 to January 23, 1993

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 123 acres / 50 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Crescent City-Deland Ridge 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

4.2

Sulfate (mg/L)

22.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

0.0

Calcium (mg/L)

1.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

144

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

1

Sodium (mg/L)

14.5

Chloride (mg/L)

21.0

Potassium (mg/L)

2.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.4

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 40 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

0

3

29

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

30

130

340

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

0.3

2.1

23.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

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Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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