Tussock (Citrus County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°47'18", Longitude 82°16'38"

Period of record: 40 sampling dates; November 20, 1995 to December 10, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tsala Apopka

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by limestone consisting of skeletons of fossils in a silt to sand size matrix of the Ocala Limestone Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Tsala Apopka Basin division of the Ocala Uplift District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 40 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

15

34

110

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

670

990

1680

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.3

23.3

98.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.5

3.1

5.0

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

Jan-19-99

15

800

8.0

4.0

Mar-06-99

19

730

18.3

5.0

Apr-15-99

30

890

14.7

4.0

May-17-99

34

1070

11.0

3.0

Jun-30-99

36

1080

18.0

4.0

Jul-16-99

32

1020

11.7

4.0

Oct-28-99

21

910

12.0

4.5

Nov-16-99

19

710

13.0

4.5

Dec-10-99

19

670

7.0

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

25

880

12.6

4.2

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