Omega (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°26'51", Longitude 81°31'56"

Period of record: 15 sampling dates; July 8, 1990 to June 13, 1992

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Crescent City-Deland Ridge division of the Central Lake District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

7.8

Sulfate (mg/L)

73.5

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

16.7

Calcium (mg/L)

15.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

301

Magnesium (mg/L)

13.8

Color (Pt-Co units)

12

Sodium (mg/L)

13.3

Chloride (mg/L)

24.5

Potassium (mg/L)

11.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.3

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 15 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

17

22

37

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

870

1120

1590

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.0

22.7

55.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.9

3.5

5.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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