Lake Suggs

Lake Suggs
Suggs Lake
Lake Suggs, 2008
Lake Suggs
Coordinates	29°41′13″N82°00′58″W / 29.68705°N 82.01617°W / 29.68705; -82.01617
Type	Lake
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Max. depth	5.7 m (19 ft)
Surface elevation	29 m (95 ft)

Lake Suggs, alternatively called Suggs Lake, ^[1] is a lake in Putnam County, Florida. ^[2] It is within the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. It is a marshy seepage lake and considered a baygall.

The chemical concentrations of the lake have been studied since the 1970s. ^[1] Groundwater monitoring wells have been placed around Lake Suggs and nearby Lake Barco to study the hydrology of the area. ^[3]

Characteristics

Lake Suggs is a small mesotrophic lake only 0.73 km² in size. There is little to no surface inflow or outflow, however, there is significant subsurface interaction with the groundwater aquifer. The lake is relatively shallow, with a mean depth of 2.5 m. ^[1]

The lake has a high dissolved organic carbon content, and is acidic as a result. It has a pH of 4.74. ^[1]

Ecology

The lake is surrounded by cypress swamps and hardwood forests. It is densely populated with amphibians, including salamanders of the genera Siren , Amphiuma , and Pseudobranchus . ^[1]

References

1. "Ordway-Swisher Biological Station - Suggs Lake - SUGG". www.neonscience.org. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
2. "GNIS Detail - Lake Suggs". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
3. "Environmental Monitoring". Ordway-Swisher Biological Station - UF/IFAS. Retrieved 19 July 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}