Charleston East (Palm Beach County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 26°34'13", Longitude 80°9'11"
Period of record: 15 sampling dates; February 1, 1997 to April 24, 1999
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 Green Acres Sand Prairie subdivision of the Southern Atlantic Coastal Strip 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
8.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
14.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
118.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
41.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
315 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
29 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
9.4 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
17.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
7.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.7 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 15 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
23 |
43 |
91 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
440 |
600 |
940 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
19.7 |
74.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.0 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
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-31-99 |
32 |
490 |
9.5 |
5.8 |
|
Mar-27-99 |
27 |
440 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
|
Apr-24-99 |
25 |
480 |
5.0 |
7.8 |
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1999 Average |
28 |
470 |
6.7 |
6.8 |