Trout Pond (Leon County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 30°20'2", Longitude 84°23'14"
Period of record: 25 sampling dates; October 13, 1993 to December 15, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 13 acres / 5 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Norfleet/Spring Hill Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in The water body Munson Hills subdivision of the Big Bend Karst division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 25 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
4 |
8 |
18 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
210 |
330 |
570 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
4.2 |
11.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.2 |
8.6 |
10.0 |
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 |
|
Oct-11-99 |
17 |
450 |
11.0 |
. |
|
Nov-09-99 |
14 |
440 |
9.0 |
. |
|
Dec-15-99 |
18 |
570 |
5.0 |
. |
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1999 Average |
16 |
490 |
8.3 |
. |