Rowan (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°40'38", Longitude 82°1'11"

Period of record: 6 sampling dates; November 22, 1997 to April 28, 1998

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 261 acres / 106 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

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 Interlachen Sand Hills division of the Central Lake District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

12

14

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

650

740

800

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

4.5

5.5

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.0

6.4

8.2

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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