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 |
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1999 Average |
12 |
710 |
4.0 |
8.3 |