Punchbowl (Putnam County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°43'0", Longitude 82°2'55"
Period of record: 93 sampling dates; January 5, 1992 to December 20, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Upper Santa Fe Flatwoods
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by quartz sand and quartzite gravel with sandy clay beds of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Perched Lake and Prairies and Interlachen Sand Hills divisions of the Central Lake District (Brooks 1981)
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 93 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
3 |
14 |
31 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
380 |
580 |
840 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
5.9 |
50.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
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-17-99 |
18 |
670 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
|
Feb-20-99 |
19 |
510 |
6.7 |
2.5 |
|
Mar-22-99 |
17 |
580 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
|
Apr-13-99 |
19 |
570 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
|
May-18-99 |
14 |
630 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
|
Jul-17-99 |
10 |
410 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
|
Aug-14-99 |
12 |
440 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
|
Sep-21-99 |
15 |
520 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
|
Oct-19-99 |
11 |
440 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
|
Nov-17-99 |
9 |
440 |
6.0 |
3.5 |
|
Dec-20-99 |
17 |
570 |
7.3 |
3.0 |
|
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|
1999 Average |
15 |
530 |
5.3 |
3.8 |