Fox (Brevard County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°35'32", Longitude 80°52'4"
Period of record: 1 sampling date; July 21, 1993
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 165 acres / 67 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by high energy, bar shelly, and dune sand with loose to hard limestone of the Anastasia Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Titusville Dunes subdivision of the Central Atlantic Coastal Strip division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
21.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
56.7 |
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
908 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
128 |
Chloride (mg/L) |
260.0 |
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) |
52 |
52 |
52 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1490 |
1490 |
1490 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
36.3 |
36.3 |
36.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
. |
. |
. |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.
Fox (Brevard County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on July 21, 1993
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
. |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
. |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
6.6 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
9.6 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
16.6 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
392 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
. |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
100 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
100 |
|
frog's-bit |
Limnobium spongia |
90 |
|
cone-spur bladderwort |
Utricularia gibba |
70 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
60 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
50 |
|
common duckweed |
Lemna minor |
40 |
|
floating water-hyacinth |
Eichhornia crassipes |
30 |
|
hydrilla |
Hydrilla verticillata |
30 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
30 |
|
water spider orchid |
Habenaria repens |
20 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
10 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
10 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
10 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
10 |
|
bladderwort |
Utricularia foliosa |
10 |
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