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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.