Belle (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°52'51", Longitude 81°35'12"
Period of record: 18 sampling dates; August 11, 1996 to December 19, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern Lake Wales Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Iron Mountains subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 18 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
18 |
35 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
450 |
820 |
1470 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
12.4 |
100.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.3 |
8.5 |
13.0 |
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-25-99 |
35 |
1470 |
100.0 |
5.3 |
|
Apr-15-99 |
9 |
690 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
|
May-16-99 |
8 |
1020 |
3.7 |
11.7 |
|
Jun-13-99 |
21 |
1140 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
|
Nov-25-99 |
20 |
1370 |
5.7 |
10.3 |
|
Dec-19-99 |
21 |
1210 |
3.0 |
13.0 |
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1999 Average |
19 |
1150 |
20.7 |
9.6 |