Stella (Putnam County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°25'47", Longitude 81°31'7"
Period of record: 2 sampling dates; August 27, 1989 to November 2, 1989
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 308 acres / 125 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Crescent City-Deland Ridge division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
7.1 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
61.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
15.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
16.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
239 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
30.4 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
12 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
16.4 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
27.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
8.3 |
|
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 2 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
6 |
8 |
10 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
590 |
600 |
600 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.0 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.5 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.