Fore (Marion County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°16'23", Longitude 81°54'48"
Period of record: 1 sampling date; January 20, 1993
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 8 acres / 3 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Ocala Scrub
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 Oklawaha Valley division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
4.9 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
5.4 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
1.5 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
1.1 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
40 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
0.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
69 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
3.7 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
7.9 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.4 |
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
480 |
480 |
480 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
11.3 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.