Trout (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°52'0", Longitude 81°40'56"
Period of record: 81 sampling dates; February 11, 1993 to December 16, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 102 acres / 41 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Central Valley
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.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
11.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
15.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
9.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
142 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.6 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
164 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
14.7 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
29.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 81 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
74 |
176 |
366 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1110 |
1610 |
3360 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.3 |
65.3 |
350.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
|
Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Jan-20-99 |
227 |
1740 |
36.3 |
2.2 |
|
Feb-17-99 |
256 |
1580 |
55.0 |
2.3 |
|
Mar-17-99 |
238 |
1640 |
44.3 |
2.0 |
|
Apr-19-99 |
314 |
1510 |
54.0 |
1.5 |
|
May-24-99 |
271 |
1580 |
67.3 |
2.0 |
|
Jun-19-99 |
366 |
1470 |
84.0 |
1.5 |
|
Jul-15-99 |
259 |
1450 |
72.3 |
1.5 |
|
Aug-14-99 |
209 |
1730 |
72.3 |
1.5 |
|
Oct-12-99 |
196 |
1710 |
59.7 |
1.3 |
|
Nov-18-99 |
161 |
1650 |
14.7 |
1.5 |
|
Dec-16-99 |
169 |
1680 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
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1999 Average |
242 |
1610 |
52.4 |
1.7 |