George (Putnam County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°18'21", Longitude 81°35'36"
Period of record: 6 sampling dates; February 15, 1995 to July 21, 1995
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand, shell, clay, marl, and peat of the Holocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the St. John’s Offset division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 5 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
64.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
57.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
39.2 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
821 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
53.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
122 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
110.4 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
211.2 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.7 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
3.7 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
44 |
58 |
71 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1060 |
1230 |
1420 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
16.7 |
43.1 |
71.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.