Deer (Clay)

Location: Latitude 29°50'44", Longitude 81°56'55"

Period of record: 52 sampling dates; November 15, 1991 to September 12, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

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 lake lies in the Interlachen Sand Hills division of the Central Lake District.

Other LAKEWATCH data available: No additional data available.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average and maximum value for the 52 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
2
6
13
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
20
110
210
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
4.5
26.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
12.5
24.8
43.0

1998 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 2 mid-lake stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L),
total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1998:

Date
TP (µg/L)
TN (µg/L)
CHL (µg/L)
SECCHI (ft)
Jan-10-98
6
130
5.0
26.5
Apr-25-98
11
190
4.0
15.5
Aug-08-98
9
170
12.0
12.5
Sep-12-98
10
160
4.0
17.3
         
1998 Average
9
160
6.3
17.9