Saunders (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°48'46", Longitude 81°41'42"
Period of record: 38 sampling dates; January 10, 1995 to December 8, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 420 acres / 170 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Mount Dora Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Central Lakes division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
15.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
16.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
6.8 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
193 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
15 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
19.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
31.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
6.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 38 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
8 |
10 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
340 |
480 |
670 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
9.5 |
12.2 |
14.5 |
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-16-99 |
. |
520 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
|
Mar-16-99 |
7 |
460 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
|
Apr-10-99 |
9 |
420 |
1.3 |
13.5 |
|
May-15-99 |
7 |
470 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
|
Jun-12-99 |
7 |
420 |
2.0 |
12.2 |
|
Jul-09-99 |
7 |
530 |
2.0 |
12.5 |
|
Sep-13-99 |
8 |
490 |
3.0 |
9.5 |
|
Oct-15-99 |
9 |
610 |
3.0 |
12.7 |
|
Nov-15-99 |
10 |
630 |
2.7 |
10.7 |
|
Dec-08-99 |
9 |
660 |
2.0 |
13.2 |
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1999 Average |
8 |
520 |
2.1 |
11.9 |