Catfish Creek (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°16'37", Longitude 81°23'41"
Period of record: 20 sampling dates; May 19, 1998 to December 12, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southern 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 Eastern Complex of the Central Ridge 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 20 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
29 |
52 |
163 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
750 |
1030 |
1440 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
12.7 |
35.7 |
73.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.1 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
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-16-99 |
36 |
1170 |
17.3 |
3.7 |
|
Feb-11-99 |
29 |
1250 |
20.7 |
3.5 |
|
Mar-10-99 |
35 |
1010 |
32.3 |
3.2 |
|
Apr-15-99 |
42 |
820 |
41.7 |
3.2 |
|
May-10-99 |
57 |
1080 |
32.0 |
3.1 |
|
Jun-06-99 |
59 |
1440 |
73.3 |
3.0 |
|
Jul-14-99 |
44 |
840 |
29.7 |
2.7 |
|
Aug-03-99 |
44 |
940 |
32.3 |
3.2 |
|
Sep-09-99 |
40 |
920 |
39.7 |
2.8 |
|
Oct-10-99 |
49 |
870 |
18.0 |
3.6 |
|
Nov-08-99 |
42 |
750 |
38.7 |
3.9 |
|
Dec-12-99 |
37 |
1250 |
61.7 |
3.7 |
|
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|
1999 Average |
43 |
1030 |
36.4 |
3.3 |