Moore (Leon County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°23'31", Longitude 84°24'13"
Period of record: 23 sampling dates; October 14, 1993 to September 13, 1995
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 69 acres / 28 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Norfleet/Spring Hill Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in The water body Munson Hills subdivision of the Big Bend Karst division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 5 months sampled:
|
pH |
5.9 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
0.8 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.1 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
0.5 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
18 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
0.5 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
17 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
1.6 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
4.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.0 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 23 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
3 |
5 |
9 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
280 |
350 |
460 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.