Buffum (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°47'54", Longitude 81°40'0"
Period of record: 5 sampling dates; November 20, 1996 to November 23, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lake Wales Ridge Transition
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Bartow Embayment division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 4 months sampled:
|
pH |
5.5 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
20.5 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
1.1 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
3.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
115 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
11.5 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
33 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
10.1 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
21.1 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
3.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.2 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 5 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
18 |
32 |
42 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
380 |
600 |
740 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
8.7 |
19.3 |
32.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
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 |
|
Oct-13-99 |
42 |
680 |
32.3 |
2.8 |
|
Nov-23-99 |
34 |
740 |
24.7 |
2.8 |
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1999 Average |
38 |
710 |
28.5 |
2.8 |