George South (Putnam County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°14'22", Longitude 81°35'0"
Period of record: 11 sampling dates; February 9, 1999 to December 7, 1999
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.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 11 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
33 |
52 |
70 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
550 |
1030 |
1490 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
36.0 |
93.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
|
Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Feb-09-99 |
39 |
550 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
|
Mar-08-99 |
33 |
550 |
7.3 |
. |
|
Apr-09-99 |
70 |
900 |
33.7 |
3.1 |
|
May-07-99 |
65 |
1350 |
93.0 |
1.7 |
|
Jun-09-99 |
64 |
1490 |
90.5 |
1.5 |
|
Jul-12-99 |
45 |
990 |
35.3 |
2.3 |
|
Aug-11-99 |
54 |
1240 |
50.7 |
1.8 |
|
Sep-13-99 |
35 |
970 |
24.5 |
1.1 |
|
Oct-14-99 |
46 |
1090 |
20.7 |
1.4 |
|
Nov-09-99 |
55 |
1110 |
21.0 |
1.5 |
|
Dec-07-99 |
64 |
1100 |
5.0 |
1.8 |
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|
1999 Average |
52 |
1030 |
36.0 |
2.0 |