Sunshine (Lake County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°55'34", Longitude 81°55'21"

Period of record: 1 sampling date; May 10, 1990

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 17 acres / 7 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lake Weir/Leesburg Upland

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.
 
 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
22
22
22
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
760
760
760
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.7
1.7
1.7
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
1.1
1.1
1.1

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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