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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
|
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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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