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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.

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