Arbuckle (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°41'51", Longitude 81°24'1"
Period of record: 3 sampling dates; February 28, 1993 to May 15, 1993
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Kissimmee/Okeechobee Lowland
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
7.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
27.6 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
10.2 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
9.6 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
108 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
12.1 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
112 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
7.6 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
12.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.5 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
2.6 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 3 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
35 |
36 |
39 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
870 |
960 |
1050 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
9.3 |
25.1 |
34.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.
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