Rousseau East (Citrus County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°2'41", Longitude 82°30'18"
Period of record: 7 sampling dates; December 2, 1996 to November 23, 1998
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Big Bend Karst
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by finely crystalline dolmite to dolomitic silt of the Avon Park Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Tsala Apopka Basin division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.7 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
106.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
271 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
82 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
11.0 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 7 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
36 |
45 |
62 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
520 |
680 |
850 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.7 |
13.3 |
16.7 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.