Chilton (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°37'54", Longitude 81°33'24"
Period of record: 46 sampling dates; March 15, 1996 to December 15, 1999
Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 26 acres / 11 hectacres (Bathymetric Map)
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southern Lake Wales Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand with humate zones and concentrations of heavy minerals of the Pliocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Carlton Ranch Ridge division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
6.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
9.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
1.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
57 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
18 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
5.9 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
11.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.2 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 46 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
12 |
20 |
41 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
400 |
560 |
810 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
13.4 |
33.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.7 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
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 |
14 |
570 |
16.0 |
4.7 |
|
Feb-15-99 |
17 |
530 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
|
Mar-17-99 |
18 |
540 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
|
Apr-16-99 |
18 |
550 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
|
May-15-99 |
15 |
500 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
|
Jun-15-99 |
15 |
510 |
8.0 |
7.5 |
|
Jul-16-99 |
19 |
500 |
8.7 |
6.7 |
|
Aug-17-99 |
16 |
560 |
12.3 |
7.0 |
|
Sep-12-99 |
19 |
700 |
16.3 |
4.7 |
|
Oct-14-99 |
16 |
520 |
15.3 |
5.0 |
|
Nov-11-99 |
12 |
810 |
13.0 |
7.0 |
|
Dec-15-99 |
13 |
440 |
10.3 |
7.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
16 |
560 |
11.1 |
6.2 |
Chilton (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on July 23, 1996
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
8 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
2 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
4.0 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.1 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.4 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
50 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
4 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
100 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
100 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
80 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
80 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
70 |
|
. |
Juncus megacephalus |
70 |
|
red ludwigia |
Ludwigia repens |
50 |
|
yellow-eyed grass |
Xyris spp. |
50 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
40 |
|
cone-spur bladderwort |
Utricularia gibba |
30 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
30 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
30 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
30 |
|
jointed flat sedge |
Cyperus haspan |
30 |
|
para grass |
Brachiaria mutica |
20 |
|
water spinach |
Ipomoea aquatica |
10 |
|
dwarf arrowhead |
Sagittaria subulata |
10 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
10 |
|
flat-sedge |
Cyperus odoratus |
10 |
|
stonewort |
Nitella spp. |
10 |
|
respuinata bladderwort |
Utricularia resupinata |
10 |