Minnehaha (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°31'59", Longitude 81°45'56"
Period of record: 54 sampling dates; June 1, 1990 to August 14, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): No data available.
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 4 months sampled:
|
pH |
5.7 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
9.9 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.8 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
4.2 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
81 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
6.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
102 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
8.1 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
17.1 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.6 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 54 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
9 |
14 |
30 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
430 |
640 |
1340 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
4.2 |
8.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.5 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
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-30-99 |
18 |
700 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
|
Mar-19-99 |
18 |
890 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
|
Apr-03-99 |
19 |
810 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
|
May-23-99 |
19 |
800 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
|
Jul-25-99 |
18 |
820 |
7.0 |
4.3 |
|
Aug-14-99 |
20 |
720 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
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1999 Average |
19 |
790 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
Minnehaha (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 10, 1992
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
0 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
0 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
6.7 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.5 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
55 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
100 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
100 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
90 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
80 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
80 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
70 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
40 |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
30 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
30 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
30 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
20 |
|
elephant-ear |
Colocasia esculenta |
20 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
20 |
|
red ludwigia |
Ludwigia repens |
10 |
|
cone-spur bladderwort |
Utricularia gibba |
10 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
10 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
10 |
|
knot grass |
Paspalum distichum |
10 |