Banyan (Palm Beach County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 26°39'24", Longitude 80°10'44"
Period of record: 6 sampling dates; August 4, 1996 to August 17, 1997
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated clastic and shell deposits of the Fort Thompson Group Formation
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Andytown Ridges and Sloughs subdivision of the Everglades division of the Gold Coast-Florida Bay District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
8.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
9.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
147.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
57.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
413 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.4 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
10 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
25.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
39.7 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.7 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
6.3 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
7 |
9 |
11 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
410 |
440 |
470 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.2 |
9.6 |
13.5 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.