Florida LAKEWATCH Annual Data Summaries 2002 presents limnological data collected from 591 lakes, 120 river/creek stations, 9 springs, and 172 saline stations sampled by Florida LAKEWATCH citizen volunteers during 2002. More than 1500 Florida volunteers have monitored 892 water bodies and saline or offshore

This is the eleventh annual Florida LAKEWATCH report in which Florida LAKEWATCH data are summarized and compiled. This year's report contains a comprehensive summary of Florida LAKEWATCH data collected during 2002. A dot (.) recorded on a line indicates that no information was collected. The information contained in this report includes the following summaries when available:

Florida LAKEWATCH lake water chemistry summary (892 summaries)
a) Location of water body (Latitude and Longitude)
b) Period of record of sampling
c) Surface area (Dickinson et al. 1982, Shafer et al. 1986, and Florida LAKEWATCH bathymetric maps)
d) Florida Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997)
e) Geologic (Brooks 1981a) and physiographic regions (Brooks 1981b)
f) Long-term and monthly Florida LAKEWATCH averages for total phosphorus, total nitrogen, chlorophyll, and Secchi depth
g) Periodic water chemistry data: quarterly color
h) Supplemental water chemistry data: pH, total alkalinity, specific conductance, color, chloride, silicon, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and iron

If a water body is large different citizen groups were responsible for separate areas of the same water body, making these larger water bodies easier to sample. For example, Lake Istokpoga in Highlands County (surface area is 30,117 acres) has two groups of samplers: Istokpoga North (the northern end of the lake) and Istokpoga (the southern end of the lake).

This information is available thanks to the hundreds of LAKEWATCH volunteers who are sampling their lakes every month. 

Download PDF Files of the 2002 Report

The report has been converted into PDF files: an introduction and then divided alphabetically by county. Click on the appropriate link to gain access to PDF files of the lakes monitored by LAKEWATCH. The PDF file will either open within your browser (if you have the plugin enabled) or will automatically download to your desktop. You can read it in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download it for free. Click here if you need to download Acrobat Reader. 

Once you've downloaded Acrobat Reader, open up the PDF file and enjoy browsing the water chemistry data, as well as bathymetric maps, aquatic plant, fish, aquatic bird and bacteria data where available. These files will enable you to print out the entire report as well as individual pages. If you are unable to access the PDF version, contact the LAKEWATCH office and we'll be glad to provide you with either a CD or hard copy.

Introduction

Part 1 Alachua - Leon

Part 2 Levy - Washington

This report is placed at each of the eleven state university libraries and given to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, all five Water Management Districts, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission each year s well as being available here on our web site. Last year¹s comprehensive summary from 1986 through 2001 is also available for viewing and downloading on this web site (Data Report 2001).

Data are also available by request in either hard copy or computer disk formats. To obtain a copy of the Florida LAKEWATCH data set contact:

Florida LAKEWATCH
7922 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
352/392-4817  Fax 352/392-4902
1-800-LAKEWATCH (525-3928)
E-mail   fl-lakewatch@ufl.edu

Page updated Jnuary 23, 2007

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