Hillcrest (Clay County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°45'5", Longitude 81°59'51"

Period of record: 1 sampling date; August 24, 1996

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Trail Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by quartz sand and quartzite gravel with sandy clay beds of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Interlachen Sand Hills 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

6.4

Sulfate (mg/L)

0.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

7.2

Calcium (mg/L)

1.7

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

40

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.2

Color (Pt-Co units)

29

Sodium (mg/L)

3.9

Chloride (mg/L)

8.1

Potassium (mg/L)

0.4

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

24

24

24

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

840

840

840

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

13.3

13.3

13.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.5

4.5

4.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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