August (Highlands County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 27°16'32", Longitude 81°24'45"

Period of record: 36 sampling dates; February 17, 1996 to December 22, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 3 months sampled:

pH
6.6
 Sulfate (mg/L)
8.5
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)
6.3
 Calcium (mg/L)
4.6
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)
84
 Magnesium (mg/L)
1.5
Color (Pt-Co units)
141
 Sodium (mg/L)
6.0
Chloride (mg/L)
17.1
 Potassium (mg/L)
1.7
Silicon (mg/L)
2.3
    

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 36 months sampled:

 
 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
48
89
321
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
380
850
1650
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
12.1
88.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
0.7
3.2
6.0

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
Apr-30-99
76
1210
.
.
May-24-99
72
1180
23.7
1.6
Jun-11-99
92
1310
29.3
1.5
Jul-12-99
88
1530
52.5
1.8
Jul-28-99
116
1010
48.3
0.7
Aug-16-99
93
1120
24.7
2.5
Sep-16-99
73
1060
12.7
3.0
Oct-18-99
79
1170
26.0
3.0
Nov-19-99
76
1010
34.7
2.2
Dec-22-99
89
1650
88.0
1.5
         
1999 Average
86
1230
37.8
2.0

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