Eloise (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°58'55", Longitude 81°42'12"
Period of record: 9 sampling dates; October 29, 1991 to June 9, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): No data available.
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.
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) |
25 |
35 |
45 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1110 |
1300 |
1530 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
25.3 |
45.4 |
73.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.8 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
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 |
|
May-04-99 |
31 |
1260 |
73.0 |
1.8 |
|
Jun-09-99 |
31 |
1510 |
35.7 |
2.3 |
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1999 Average |
31 |
1380 |
54.3 |
2.0 |