Lake Tsala Apopka Water Quality Data Report
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Lake Tsala Apopka Water Quality Data Report
Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council
Citrus County Task ForceSeptember 12, 2011
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Lakes with the most consistent sampling frequency
Bellamy CooterCroft DoddFloral City Ft. CooperHampton HendersonHernando Little (Consuella)Little Henderson SpiveyTodd
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Lakes with the least consistent sampling frequency
BradleyCatoDavisMagnoliaPoint LonesomeTussockVan Ness
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Total Nitrogen, 2011 Average
• <1 mg/L – Good conditions, low risk of water quality degradation
• 1-1.5 mg/L – Fair conditions, within seasonal averages
• >1.5 mg/L - System may be prone to sudden reductions in water quality, algae blooms
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Total Nitrogen, 2011 Average• Bellamy - 1.10 • Bradley - 1.34 • Cato - 0.78 • Cooter - 0.46 • Croft - 1.11 • Davis - 1.01 • Dodd - 1.14 • Floral City - 1.07• Fort Cooper - 0.98 • Hampton - 0.99 • Henderson - 0.97 • Hernando - 1.02 • Little (Consuella) - 0.83 • Little Henderson - 0.96 • Magnolia – No Data• Point Lonesome - 1.50 • Spivey - 0.97 • Todd - 1.12 • Tussock - 1.09 • Van Ness - 1.14
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Total Nitrogen, 2010 Average• Bellamy - 1.20 • Bradley - 1.72 • Cato - 1.61 • Cooter - 0.42 • Croft - 1.34 • Davis - 1.55 • Dodd - 1.27 • Floral City - 1.41 • Fort Cooper - 1.11 • Hampton - 1.39 • Henderson - 1.36 • Hernando - 1.30 • Little (Consuella) - 0.80 • Little Henderson - 1.30 • Magnolia - 0.63 • Point Lonesome - 1.43 • Spivey - 1.49 • Todd - 1.26 • Tussock - 1.33 • Van Ness - 1.37
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Total Phosphorus, 2011 Average
• <0.05 mg/L – Good conditions
• 0.05-0.1 mg/L – Fair conditions, within seasonal averages
• >0.1 ug/L - System may see a rapid increase in algal growth
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Total Phosphorus, 2011 Average• Bellamy - 0.019 • Bradley - 0.024 • Cato - 0.058 • Cooter - 0.025 • Croft - 0.015 • Davis - 0.022 • Dodd - 0.017 • Floral City - 0.033 • Fort Cooper - 0.011 • Hampton - 0.032 • Henderson - 0.019 • Hernando - 0.017 • Little (Consuella) - 0.027 • Little Henderson - 0.018 • Magnolia – No data • Point Lonesome - 0.028 • Spivey - 0.020 • Todd - 0.016 • Tussock - 0.045 • Van Ness - 0.015
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Total Phosphorus, 2010 Average• Bellamy - 0.019 • Bradley - 0.037 • Cato - 0.097 • Cooter - 0.027 • Croft - 0.014 • Davis - 0.035 • Dodd - 0.016 • Floral City - 0.056 • Fort Cooper - 0.011 • Hampton - 0.054 • Henderson - 0.027 • Hernando - 0.016 • Little (Consuella) - 0.019 • Little Henderson - 0.022 • Magnolia - 0.018 • Point Lonesome - 0.035 • Spivey - 0.034 • Todd - 0.016 • Tussock - 0.059 • Van Ness - 0.016
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Total Chlorophyll, 2011 Average
• <15 ug/L – Good conditions, low incidence of algae
• 15-30 ug/L – Fair conditions, within seasonal averages
• >30 ug/L - System may become low in oxygen, low in light penetration
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Total Chlorophyll, 2011 Average• Bellamy - 5.42 • Bradley - 12.30 • Cato - 14.99 • Cooter - 4.38 • Croft - 5.17 • Davis - 3.84 • Dodd - 6.46 • Floral City - 12.18 • Fort Cooper - 1.58 • Hampton - 15.71 • Henderson - 5.43 • Hernando - 6.05 • Little (Consuella) - 6.88 • Little Henderson - 5.80 • Magnolia – No Data • Point Lonesome - 8.10 • Spivey - 5.93 • Todd - 5.67 • Tussock - 19.84 • Van Ness - 3.27
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Total Chlorophyll, 2010 Average• Bellamy - 6.66 • Bradley - 26.71 • Cato - 8.89 • Cooter - 3.68 • Croft - 5.97 • Davis - 21.39 • Dodd - 9.06 • Floral City - 12.72 • Fort Cooper - 1.59 • Hampton - 19.20 • Henderson - 17.23 • Hernando - 9.07 • Little (Consuella) - 6.07 • Little Henderson - 15.23 • Magnolia - 2.57 • Point Lonesome - 15.63 • Spivey - 33.95 • Todd - 7.74 • Tussock - 26.58 • Van Ness - 4.75
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Trophic State Index, 2011 Average
• 0 – 50 – Good conditions, low risk of algae blooms
• 50-70 – Fair conditions, water quality may be degraded
• 70+ - System is experiencing trophic collapse, fish kills and algae blooms may occur
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Trophic State Index, 2011 Average• Bellamy - 42.5 • Bradley - 46.7 • Cato - 51.5 • Cooter - 34.0 • Croft - 39.2 • Davis - 39.5 • Dodd - 42.9 • Floral City - 50.7 • Fort Cooper - 26.2 • Hampton - 54.7 • Henderson - 42.6 • Hernando - 42.5 • Little (Consuella) - 46.5 • Little Henderson - 42.0 • Magnolia - No Data• Point Lonesome - 46.4 • Spivey - 43.4 • Todd - 40.1 • Tussock - 57.0 • Van Ness - 35.6
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Trophic State Index, 2010 Average• Bellamy - 43.1 • Bradley - 54.6 • Cato - 58.3 • Cooter - 37.3• Croft - 39.0• Davis - 53.0 • Dodd - 42.9 • Floral City - 53.2 • Fort Cooper - 26.8• Hampton - 54.1 • Henderson - 50.4 • Hernando - 42.8 • Little (Consuella) - 42.9 • Little Henderson - 49.9 • Magnolia - 37.4 • Point Lonesome - 51.9 • Spivey - 52.4 • Todd - 42.5 • Tussock - 58.1 • Van Ness - 38.8
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Conclusions
• Data for all lakes was well within state standards (where applicable)
• Water Quality in 2011 so far is much better than in 2010 in most locations
• Historically, water quality increases as you move south to north. But with nutrient data it appears that the Nitrogen levels in the Inverness has been better than the Hernando Pool.