Jack's (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°33'20", Longitude 81°43'55"
Period of record: 11 sampling dates; June 8, 1998 to June 3, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 13 acres / 5 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Clermont Uplands
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 Sugar Loaf Mountains subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
7.2 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
17.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
116 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
23 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
19.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 11 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
6 |
9 |
13 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
700 |
810 |
890 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.0 |
9.0 |
10.5 |
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 |
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Jan-14-99 |
6 |
800 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
|
Feb-18-99 |
8 |
780 |
2.0 |
9.8 |
|
Apr-29-99 |
11 |
880 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
|
Jun-03-99 |
13 |
890 |
2.0 |
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1999 Average |
10 |
840 |
2.8 |
8.9 |