Peanut Pond (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°55'42", Longitude 81°38'46"
Period of record: 54 sampling dates; July 6, 1995 to December 8, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Mount Dora Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Central Lakes division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 54 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
19 |
40 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
330 |
710 |
1470 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
12.0 |
100.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
7.1 |
11.9 |
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-07-99 |
13 |
750 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
|
Feb-07-99 |
13 |
820 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
|
Mar-06-99 |
15 |
720 |
9.0 |
7.7 |
|
Apr-06-99 |
13 |
700 |
12.0 |
5.3 |
|
May-06-99 |
25 |
710 |
19.7 |
4.5 |
|
Jun-01-99 |
17 |
460 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
|
Jul-05-99 |
12 |
460 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
|
Aug-06-99 |
11 |
460 |
3.0 |
9.7 |
|
Sep-06-99 |
13 |
460 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
|
Oct-09-99 |
14 |
470 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
|
Nov-09-99 |
18 |
760 |
6.3 |
8.8 |
|
Dec-08-99 |
17 |
740 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
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|
1999 Average |
15 |
630 |
7.7 |
7.9 |