Lucy (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°36'4", Longitude 81°51'5"
Period of record: 11 sampling dates; February 21, 1998 to February 27, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 335 acres / 136 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Clermont Uplands
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 Groveland Karst 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
4.4 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
4.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
4.2 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
112 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.6 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
95 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
10.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
27.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.6 |
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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) |
9 |
14 |
17 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
690 |
800 |
920 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.7 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.8 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
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 |
|
Feb-27-99 |
11 |
690 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
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1999 Average |
11 |
690 |
3.7 |
4.5 |