Tucker (Putnam County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°43'23", Longitude 81°58'15"

Period of record: 15 sampling dates; March 4, 1990 to August 10, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 1 month sampled:

pH

4.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

0.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

60

Color (Pt-Co units)

264

Chloride (mg/L)

15.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 15 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

19

40

79

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

1270

1620

2270

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.3

22.7

66.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

0.8

1.7

2.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

 

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