Blue South (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°51'5", Longitude 81°34'41"
Period of record: 21 sampling dates; April 18, 1991 to August 23, 1994
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern Lake Wales Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Iron Mountains subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 21 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
1 |
5 |
9 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1300 |
1550 |
2240 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
12.8 |
17.3 |
24.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.