Hampton (Bradford County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°51'34", Longitude 82°10'8"

Period of record: 101 sampling dates; September 23, 1991 to December 15, 1999

Surface area (LAKEWATCH): No data available.     Bathymetric Map

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Upper Santa Fe Flatwoods

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 Perched Lake and Prairies 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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
5.5
 Sulfate (mg/L)
7.3
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)
1.2
 Calcium (mg/L)
2.5
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)
57
 Magnesium (mg/L)
3.3
Color (Pt-Co units)
38
 Sodium (mg/L)
6.0
Chloride (mg/L)
10.4
 Potassium (mg/L)
0.4
Silicon (mg/L)
0.1
    

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 101 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
6
11
19
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
320
490
700
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
5.1
14.3
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
3.2
6.8
12.8

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
Jan-14-99
12
520
10.0
5.0
Feb-17-99
14
470
7.3
5.0
Mar-16-99
18
530
10.7
3.7
Apr-16-99
16
570
7.7
3.3
May-14-99
14
510
6.3
5.2
Jun-12-99
13
510
4.3
5.8
Jul-15-99
9
530
4.3
6.5
Aug-18-99
10
440
5.7
6.8
Sep-16-99
9
440
6.7
5.3
Oct-14-99
9
460
4.0
9.0
Nov-15-99
13
510
6.7
5.8
Dec-15-99
13
510
7.3
5.0
         
1999 Average
12
500
6.8
5.5

Hampton (Bradford County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on June 4, 1992


 
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
47
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
11
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
2.8
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.9
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.0
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
38
Average lake depth (m)
3

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
90
banana-lily Nymphoides aquatica
80
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
70
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
70
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
70
sawgrass Cladium jamaicense
70
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
60
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
40
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
40
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
30
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
20
alligator-weed Alternanthera philoxeroides
10
fragrant water-lily Nymphaea odorata
10
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
10
cat-tail Typha spp.
10
variable-leaf milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
10
giant bulrush Scirpus californicus
10
red root Lachnanthes caroliniana
10

Hampton (Bradford County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 2, 1993

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
20
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
2
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
5.2
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
1.9
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.4
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
65
Average lake depth (m)
3

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
100
banana-lily Nymphoides aquatica
90
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
90
sawgrass Cladium jamaicense
90
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
90
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
80
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
70
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
60
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
60
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
50
water-moss Fontinalis spp.
40
variable-leaf milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
40
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
40
dwarf arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
30
alligator-weed Alternanthera philoxeroides
20
common salvinia Salvinia rotundifolia
10
fragrant water-lily Nymphaea odorata
10
tapegrass Vallisneria americana
10
cone-spur bladderwort Utricularia gibba
10
purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
10
slender naiad Najas minor
10
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
10
willow Salix spp.
10
giant bulrush Scirpus californicus
10
southern water-grass Hydrochloa caroliniensis
10
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
10

Hampton (Bradford County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 1, 1998

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
12
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
1
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
5.4
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
5.4
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
2.5
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
51
Average lake depth (m)
3

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
banana-lily Nymphoides aquatica
100
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
100
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
80
variable-leaf milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
80
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
80
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
80
bald cypress Taxodium distichum
80
sawgrass Cladium jamaicense
70
knot grass Paspalum distichum
70
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
60
fragrant water-lily Nymphaea odorata
60
cone-spur bladderwort Utricularia gibba
50
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
50
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
40
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
40
purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
40
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
40
sweetbay Magnolia virginiana
40
red maple Acer rubrum
40
bladderwort Utricularia foliosa
30
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
20
baby-tears Micranthemum umbrosum
10
tapegrass Vallisneria americana
10
fanwort Cabomba caroliniana
10
pipewort Eriocaulon spp.
10
respuinata bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
10

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