Idamere (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°45'59", Longitude 81°44'49"
Period of record: 24 sampling dates; November 20, 1996 to November 24, 1998
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 93 acres / 38 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Apopka Upland
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.8 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
51.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
6.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
5.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
272 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
14.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
11 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
15.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
40.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
6.8 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.7 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 24 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
6 |
11 |
14 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
340 |
570 |
1140 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
6.3 |
14.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.0 |
6.9 |
11.3 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.