Wooten (Jefferson County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 30°23'58", Longitude 83°59'25"

Period of record: 72 sampling dates; September 15, 1989 to December 31, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 10 acres / 4 hectacres     Bathymetric Map

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tifton/Tallahassee Uplands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by granular sand and clayey sand with some clay lenses of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Tallahassee Red Hills subdivision of the State Line Hills division of the Ocala Uplift District.
 
 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 72 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
6
16
39
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
240
450
1310
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
6.8
34.7
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
3.0
7.5
14.0

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-17-99
10
320
2.0
14.0
Feb-20-99
14
310
3.3
12.3
Mar-28-99
14
240
2.0
13.0
Jun-27-99
17
340
10.0
8.5
Jul-31-99
13
330
3.7
9.0
Sep-25-99
17
320
5.7
7.8
Dec-31-99
10
250
2.0
.
         
1999 Average
14
300
4.1
10.8

 

Wooten (Jefferson County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on September 10, 1991

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
0
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
0
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
4.8
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.0
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.0
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
21
Average lake depth (m)
4

 

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides
100
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
100
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
50
willow Salix spp.
20
water-shield Brasenia schreberi
10

 

Wooten (Jefferson County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on June 30, 1999

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
76
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
45
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
7.7
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
8.3
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
2.4
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
33
Average lake depth (m)
2

 

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
water-shield Brasenia schreberi
100
smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides
100
purple fanwort Cabomba pulcherrima
100
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
100
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
90
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
80
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
40
cone-spur bladderwort Utricularia gibba
40
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
30
red maple Acer rubrum
30
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
20
southern naiad Najas guadalupensis
10
willow Salix spp.
10

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