King (Marion County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°12'39", Longitude 81°54'46"

Period of record: 14 sampling dates; April 20, 1990 to September 4, 1991

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Ocala Scrub

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 Lynne Karst division of the Central Lake District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

6.4

Sulfate (mg/L)

4.5

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

3.0

Calcium (mg/L)

2.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

48

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

11

Sodium (mg/L)

4.5

Chloride (mg/L)

9.5

Potassium (mg/L)

1.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.2

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 14 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

10

15

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

610

700

870

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

5.4

10.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.8

6.8

8.7

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

 

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