Spencer (Lake County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°37'9", Longitude 81°50'8"

Period of record: 13 sampling dates; August 29, 1990 to June 25, 1992

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Clermont Uplands

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 2 months sampled:

pH

5.7

Sulfate (mg/L)

29.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

0.4

Calcium (mg/L)

4.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

175

Magnesium (mg/L)

6.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

5

Sodium (mg/L)

11.8

Chloride (mg/L)

27.0

Potassium (mg/L)

5.5

Silicon (mg/L)

0.2

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 13 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

9

17

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

460

540

650

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

3.6

5.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

8.0

12.6

20.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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