Haines (Lake County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°50'6", Longitude 81°46'18"

Period of record: 21 sampling dates; August 1, 1996 to December 14, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Central Valley

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 Central Lakes division of the Central Lake District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

6.1

Sulfate (mg/L)

5.9

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

3.4

Calcium (mg/L)

2.7

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

64

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.4

Color (Pt-Co units)

37

Sodium (mg/L)

5.5

Chloride (mg/L)

12.0

Potassium (mg/L)

0.6

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 21 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

11

15

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

670

770

900

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.7

5.3

10.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.3

5.3

6.9

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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