Morris (Putnam County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°36'54", Longitude 81°58'22"
Period of record: 16 sampling dates; June 13, 1998 to December 30, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 67 acres / 27 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.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
6.1 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
5.1 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
1.5 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
2.2 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
41 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
0.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
10 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
7.2 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 16 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
14 |
36 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
220 |
330 |
630 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
7.0 |
34.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
6.2 |
7.9 |
11.3 |
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-09-99 |
10 |
300 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
|
Feb-07-99 |
8 |
220 |
2.3 |
11.3 |
|
Mar-20-99 |
8 |
240 |
1.3 |
9.3 |
|
Apr-15-99 |
12 |
290 |
1.7 |
10.8 |
|
Jun-21-99 |
14 |
320 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
|
Jul-29-99 |
13 |
290 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
|
Aug-28-99 |
13 |
380 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
|
Sep-30-99 |
15 |
340 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
|
Nov-06-99 |
14 |
360 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
|
Dec-30-99 |
11 |
340 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
|
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|
|
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|
1999 Average |
12 |
310 |
4.2 |
8.1 |