Tiger (Marion County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 29°7'52", Longitude 82°31'5"
Period of record: 4 sampling dates; January 14, 1997 to May 10, 1997
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 77 acres / 31 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern Brooksville Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by terrace deposits of surface sand over clayey sand and clay with basal deposits of limestone of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Waccasassa Flats subdivision of the Flats and Swamps division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
9.2 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
5.2 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
3.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
83 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
0.9 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
30 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
13.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
0.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 4 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
14 |
16 |
18 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
850 |
900 |
970 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.