Deer (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°1'29", Longitude 81°45'47"
Period of record: 5 sampling dates; August 19, 1991 to March 1, 1992
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 125 acres / 51 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Winter Haven/Lake Henry Ridges
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 Winter Haven Karst division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
8.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
16.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
40.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
16.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
191 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
19 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
14.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
24.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
|
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) |
41 |
46 |
54 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1730 |
1890 |
2000 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
56.3 |
68.5 |
81.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.