Placida (Lake County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°55'45", Longitude 81°41'25"

Period of record: 15 sampling dates; June 15, 1998 to November 9, 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 15 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

12

14

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

580

730

790

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

4.2

5.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

7.0

8.9

11.5

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-08-99

13

660

4.7

8.0

Feb-07-99

11

580

4.3

8.0

Apr-14-99

13

690

2.0

10.0

May-11-99

13

760

3.0

9.0

Jun-12-99

13

790

3.0

7.5

Jul-12-99

12

770

4.0

9.0

Oct-09-99

13

730

5.7

7.0

Nov-09-99

7

710

5.3

8.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

12

710

4.0

8.3

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