Charleston Middle (Palm Beach County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 26°34'13", Longitude 80°9'18"
Period of record: 9 sampling dates; February 1, 1997 to May 3, 1998
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
8.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
14.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
118.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
39.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
317 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
29 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
9.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
17.2 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
6.9 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.4 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 9 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
22 |
41 |
56 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
480 |
650 |
850 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.7 |
20.6 |
35.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.3 |
5.6 |
8.1 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.