Adelaide (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°38'23", Longitude 81°31'54"
Period of record: 46 sampling dates; March 16, 1996 to December 15, 1999
Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 109 acres / 44 hectacres (Go to Bathymetric Map)
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lake Wales Ridge Transition
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand with humate zones and concentrations of heavy minerals of the Pliocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Carlton Ranch Ridge division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
6.5 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
11.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.5 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
3.1 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
78 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
28 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
6.1 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
13.4 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.8 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.1 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 46 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
12 |
17 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
300 |
500 |
720 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.7 |
7.2 |
15.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.8 |
6.8 |
9.3 |
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-15-99 |
12 |
440 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
|
Feb-15-99 |
13 |
490 |
9.7 |
6.7 |
|
Mar-17-99 |
17 |
480 |
6.3 |
7.7 |
|
Apr-16-99 |
15 |
540 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
|
May-13-99 |
12 |
480 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
|
Jun-14-99 |
12 |
510 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
|
Jul-15-99 |
9 |
470 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
|
Aug-16-99 |
12 |
500 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
|
Sep-11-99 |
9 |
450 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
|
Oct-13-99 |
14 |
500 |
11.0 |
6.7 |
|
Nov-10-99 |
12 |
720 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
|
Dec-15-99 |
12 |
540 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
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|
1999 Average |
12 |
510 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
Adelaide (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on July 23, 1996
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
32 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
4 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
5.0 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.2 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.7 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
64 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
100 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
90 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
80 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
70 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
70 |
|
cone-spur bladderwort |
Utricularia gibba |
60 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
60 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
30 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
30 |
|
Baldwin flat sedge |
Cyperus globulosus |
30 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
20 |
|
salt-bush |
Baccharis spp. |
20 |
|
stonewort |
Nitella spp. |
20 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
20 |
|
common salvinia |
Salvinia rotundifolia |
10 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
10 |
|
bog-moss |
Mayaca fluviatilis |
10 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
10 |
|
para grass |
Brachiaria mutica |
10 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
10 |
|
yellow-eyed grass |
Xyris spp. |
10 |
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