Gumbo Limbo (Lee County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 26°26'41", Longitude 82°3'49"

Period of record: 30 sampling dates; May 20, 1992 to May 19, 1998

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.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

8.0

Sulfate (mg/L)

229.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

131.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

7200

Chloride (mg/L)

2450.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 30 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

24

69

315

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

590

1190

2760

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

10.0

28.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.5

9.0

13.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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