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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.