Shoesole (Marion County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°7'32", Longitude 81°54'40"

Period of record: 4 sampling dates; October 20, 1988 to January 28, 1989

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 28 acres / 11 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Ocala Scrub

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand, shell, clay, marl, and peat of the Holocene.

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

4.7

Sulfate (mg/L)

6.8

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

1.5

Calcium (mg/L)

0.9

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

38

Magnesium (mg/L)

0.9

Color (Pt-Co units)

16

Sodium (mg/L)

3.6

Chloride (mg/L)

6.5

Potassium (mg/L)

0.3

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 4 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

1

3

6

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

250

280

310

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

1.2

1.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

13.5

14.6

15.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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