Moon (Alachua County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°40'50", Longitude 82°24'14"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; July 1, 1994 to September 16, 1994

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern Peninsula Karst Plains

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by clayey sand and clay with sandy to clayey limestone of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the San Felasco Hammock subdivision of the Northern Peninsual Slopes division of the Ocala Uplift 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)

126

148

169

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

810

880

950

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

24.7

45.8

67.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.1

4.4

4.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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