Suggs (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°41'19", Longitude 82°1'20"

Period of record: 6 sampling dates; November 23, 1997 to April 25, 1998

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 180 acres / 73 hectacres

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

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by quartz sand and quartzite gravel with sandy clay beds of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Interlachen Sand Hills 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

4.9

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

2.0

Calcium (mg/L)

1.8

Potassium (mg/L)

3.1

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

60

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

400

Sodium (mg/L)

5.1

Chloride (mg/L)

12.8

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

74

92

109

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

790

920

1030

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.3

5.3

12.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

2.3

2.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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