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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.

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