Flamingo (Broward County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 26°2'57", Longitude 80°18'16"
Period of record: 1 sampling date; December 27, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by shelly Chione sand with multiple very hard sany islands, cap rocks and laminated caliche crusts
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in theSaw Grass Plain subdivision of the Everglades division of the Gold Coast-Florida Bay District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
8.1 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
127.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
394 |
Chloride (mg/L) |
45.5 |
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
620 |
620 |
620 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
12.3 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
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 |
|
Dec-27-99 |
14 |
620 |
4.0 |
12.3 |
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1999 Average |
14 |
620 |
4.0 |
12.3 |