Silver Glen (Marion County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°14'42", Longitude 81°38'36"

Period of record: 35 sampling dates; February 28, 1991 to December 27, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

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

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by sand dunes and well sorted fine sand of the Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Ocala Scrub division of the Central Lake District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 35 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

18

23

35

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

20

90

160

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

0.0

0.8

4.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

.

.

.

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

Feb-23-99

25

20

0.3

.

Mar-21-99

22

80

0.3

.

Apr-22-99

24

80

0.0

.

Jun-06-99

33

80

1.0

.

Jun-27-99

21

80

0.7

.

Jul-28-99

35

100

1.0

.

Aug-27-99

21

110

0.3

.

Sep-26-99

19

70

0.3

.

Oct-31-99

23

90

0.3

.

Nov-28-99

21

110

0.3

.

Dec-27-99

24

90

0.0

.

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

24

80

0.4

.

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