Hampton (Citrus County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°46'57", Longitude 82°17'4"
Period of record: 50 sampling dates; November 20, 1995 to December 11, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tsala Apopka
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by limestone consisting of skeletons of fossils in a silt to sand size matrix of the Ocala Limestone Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Tsala Apopka Basin division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:
|
pH |
7.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
46.2 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
11.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
134 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
111 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
6.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
14.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.8 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.9 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 50 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
10 |
27 |
52 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
650 |
890 |
1240 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.7 |
11.6 |
46.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.7 |
3.6 |
6.2 |
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-21-99 |
14 |
710 |
7.3 |
6.2 |
|
Feb-20-99 |
17 |
650 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
|
Mar-17-99 |
14 |
700 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
|
Apr-12-99 |
16 |
760 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
|
May-15-99 |
23 |
840 |
10.0 |
4.5 |
|
Jun-27-99 |
19 |
820 |
10.7 |
4.4 |
|
Jul-15-99 |
17 |
770 |
9.0 |
4.9 |
|
Aug-24-99 |
20 |
830 |
14.0 |
4.9 |
|
Sep-27-99 |
20 |
870 |
17.7 |
3.3 |
|
Oct-23-99 |
15 |
790 |
12.0 |
4.5 |
|
Nov-23-99 |
16 |
670 |
10.3 |
4.2 |
|
Dec-11-99 |
15 |
730 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
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|
|
1999 Average |
17 |
760 |
9.5 |
4.9 |
Hampton (Citrus County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 26, 1996
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
14 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
5 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.7 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.1 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.4 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
57 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
100 |
|
common salvinia |
Salvinia rotundifolia |
80 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
80 |
|
common duckweed |
Lemna minor |
70 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
70 |
|
smartweed |
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
70 |
|
alligator-weed |
Alternanthera philoxeroides |
50 |
|
parrot's-feather |
Myriophyllum aquaticum |
50 |
|
American lotus |
Nelumbo lutea |
50 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
50 |
|
water-lettuce |
Pistia stratiotes |
40 |
|
water spinach |
Ipomoea aquatica |
40 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
40 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
40 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
40 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
40 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
40 |
|
azolla |
Azolla caroliniana |
30 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
30 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
30 |
|
southern naiad |
Najas guadalupensis |
20 |
|
southern water-grass |
Hydrochloa caroliniensis |
20 |
|
giant duckweed |
Spirodela polyrhiza |
10 |
|
golden-club |
Orontium aquaticum |
10 |
|
bladderwort family |
Lentibulariaceae |
10 |
|
flat-sedge |
Cyperus odoratus |
10 |
|
para grass |
Brachiaria mutica |
10 |
|
knot grass |
Paspalum distichum |
10 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
10 |