Lily (Clay County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°44'26", Longitude 82°1'25"
Period of record: 86 sampling dates; March 18, 1990 to November 11, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 113 acres / 46 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Trail Ridge
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 the Interlachen Sand Hills 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
5.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
8.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
56 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
6 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
6.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
11.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 86 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
3 |
7 |
12 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
50 |
170 |
440 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
3.2 |
14.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
6.3 |
11.5 |
19.0 |
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 |
|
Jan-01-99 |
4 |
120 |
. |
16.2 |
|
Mar-13-99 |
6 |
130 |
1.0 |
15.2 |
|
Apr-27-99 |
8 |
180 |
2.5 |
17.5 |
|
Jun-06-99 |
7 |
190 |
2.7 |
12.8 |
|
Jul-02-99 |
6 |
170 |
3.7 |
10.5 |
|
Jul-21-99 |
6 |
160 |
3.3 |
16.0 |
|
Sep-12-99 |
7 |
140 |
3.3 |
12.6 |
|
Oct-04-99 |
7 |
170 |
4.0 |
13.3 |
|
Nov-11-99 |
7 |
160 |
2.0 |
13.2 |
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1999 Average |
6 |
160 |
2.8 |
14.2 |
Lily (Clay County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on July 28, 1997
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
32 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
5 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.9 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.1 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.4 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
22 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
4 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
100 |
|
Florida bladderwort |
Utricularia floridana |
90 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
80 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
80 |
|
southern cutgrass |
Leersia hexandra |
70 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
60 |
|
lemon bacopa |
Bacopa caroliniana |
60 |
|
sawgrass |
Cladium jamaicense |
60 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
60 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
50 |
|
red ludwigia |
Ludwigia repens |
30 |
|
bog-moss |
Mayaca fluviatilis |
30 |
|
pipewort |
Eriocaulon spp. |
30 |
|
St. John's wort |
Hypericum spp. |
30 |
|
dwarf arrowhead |
Sagittaria subulata |
20 |
|
purple bladderwort |
Utricularia purpurea |
20 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
20 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
20 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
10 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
10 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
10 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
10 |