Holiday (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°10'36", Longitude 82°35'20"
Period of record: 48 sampling dates; January 16, 1991 to April 29, 1995
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Keystone Lakes
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by argillaceous to sandy impure limestone of the Tampa Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Land-O-Lakes subdivision of the Tampa Plain 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.7 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
8.5 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
10.2 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
6.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
136 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
24 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
14.8 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
27.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.3 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 48 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
12 |
20 |
30 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
830 |
1030 |
1310 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
8.5 |
22.1 |
36.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.5 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.
Holiday (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on May 12, 1992
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
10 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
3 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.6 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.0 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.3 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
19 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
70 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
60 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
50 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
50 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
50 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
40 |
|
musk-grass |
Chara spp. |
40 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
30 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
20 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
20 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
20 |
|
common duckweed |
Lemna minor |
10 |
|
alligator-weed |
Alternanthera philoxeroides |
10 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
10 |
|
smartweed |
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
10 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
10 |
|
variableleaf pondweed |
Potamogeton diversifolius |
10 |