Governor Hill (Dixie County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°45'17", Longitude 83°2'14"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; March 23, 1990 to April 30, 1990

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 156 acres / 63 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Big Bend Karst

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by terrace deposits of surface sand over clayey sand and clay with basal deposits of limestone of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Mallory Swamp subdivision of the Flats and Swamps division of the Ocala Uplift District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 2 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

9

9

9

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

860

860

870

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

1.3

1.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.5

3.5

3.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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