Mason (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°39'47", Longitude 81°59'2"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; August 26, 1990 to September 30, 1990

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 82 acres / 33 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.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 2 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

3

6

9

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

100

120

130

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.3

6.3

9.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

9.8

9.8

9.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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