Round (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°37'30", Longitude 81°42'8"

Period of record: 60 sampling dates; June 14, 1994 to December 31, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 10 acres / 4 hectacres

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 Palatka Relic Hills subdivision of the Palatka Anomalies division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 60 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

15

40

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

300

510

2100

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.3

7.6

83.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.3

8.1

14.0

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

14

540

6.3

9.3

Feb-27-99

17

620

6.3

.

Mar-05-99

18

540

.

.

Mar-29-99

18

530

8.7

.

Apr-21-99

17

490

4.0

6.7

May-19-99

17

470

4.0

6.8

Jul-26-99

15

530

4.0

9.0

Aug-27-99

15

480

5.7

7.3

Sep-23-99

15

630

16.7

3.7

Oct-27-99

25

690

14.7

4.3

Dec-31-99

29

1490

83.0

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

18

640

15.3

6.0

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