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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

 

 

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.


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