Gaskin's Cut (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°52'26", Longitude 81°51'16"
Period of record: 100 sampling dates; July 5, 1991 to December 14, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lakeland/Bone Valley Upland
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, clayey fine sand, and clay of the Bone Valley Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Bartow Embayment division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
9.8 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
5.8 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
22.7 |
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
162 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
29 |
Chloride (mg/L) |
24.0 |
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 100 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
191 |
340 |
591 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1380 |
2010 |
3310 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
29.3 |
104.5 |
257.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.0 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
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 |
|
Jan-12-99 |
252 |
1790 |
97.3 |
1.5 |
|
Feb-11-99 |
235 |
1650 |
78.7 |
2.0 |
|
Mar-11-99 |
274 |
2380 |
132.0 |
1.5 |
|
Apr-13-99 |
418 |
1820 |
111.0 |
1.5 |
|
May-10-99 |
385 |
2330 |
112.7 |
1.5 |
|
Jun-09-99 |
391 |
2490 |
169.3 |
1.5 |
|
Jul-21-99 |
299 |
2220 |
87.7 |
1.5 |
|
Aug-18-99 |
397 |
2770 |
145.0 |
1.5 |
|
Sep-07-99 |
311 |
2160 |
107.3 |
1.5 |
|
Oct-14-99 |
320 |
1940 |
97.0 |
1.2 |
|
Nov-16-99 |
296 |
1980 |
91.7 |
1.5 |
|
Dec-14-99 |
257 |
1910 |
77.0 |
2.0 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
319 |
2120 |
108.9 |
1.6 |
Gaskin's Cut (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on May 25, 1993
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
24 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
6 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
7.4 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.1 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
6 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
90 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
60 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
30 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
30 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
20 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
20 |
|
para grass |
Brachiaria mutica |
20 |
|
giant bulrush |
Scirpus californicus |
10 |