East Rocks West (Lee County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 26°26'7", Longitude 82°6'56"

Period of record: 10 sampling dates; May 15, 1991 to June 20, 1992

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southwestern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand, shell, clay, marl, and peat of the Holocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Barrier Island Coastal Strip division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 10 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

30

53

89

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

1520

1900

2800

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.7

24.4

64.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.8

5.6

10.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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