Conine (Polk County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°3'35", Longitude 81°43'31"

Period of record: 12 sampling dates; January 1, 1991 to September 4, 1995

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 236 acres / 96 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Winter Haven/Lake Henry Ridges

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Winter Haven Karst division of the Central Lake District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 5 months sampled:

pH

9.1

Sulfate (mg/L)

24.2

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

69.4

Calcium (mg/L)

19.3

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

340

Magnesium (mg/L)

6.8

Color (Pt-Co units)

37

Sodium (mg/L)

33.8

Chloride (mg/L)

44.2

Potassium (mg/L)

9.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.6

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 12 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

49

322

631

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

1370

1700

2270

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

58.0

80.4

117.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.5

2.2

3.1

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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