Haines (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°5'31", Longitude 81°42'25"
Period of record: 79 sampling dates; January 7, 1991 to December 15, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 716 acres / 290 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southwestern Flatlands
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.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.6 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
11.8 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
75.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
15.8 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
303 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
9.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
48 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
30.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
41.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
8.7 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
3.7 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 79 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
48 |
115 |
261 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
950 |
1620 |
2900 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
23.7 |
82.2 |
323.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
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-26-99 |
63 |
1110 |
42.7 |
2.4 |
|
Feb-26-99 |
58 |
1060 |
38.3 |
2.1 |
|
Mar-25-99 |
66 |
1230 |
43.0 |
2.7 |
|
Apr-26-99 |
76 |
1660 |
73.0 |
1.5 |
|
May-26-99 |
84 |
1510 |
78.0 |
1.8 |
|
Jun-13-99 |
90 |
1390 |
65.3 |
1.8 |
|
Jul-16-99 |
71 |
1420 |
67.0 |
2.0 |
|
Aug-06-99 |
77 |
1490 |
87.7 |
2.0 |
|
Sep-30-99 |
93 |
1470 |
63.3 |
1.9 |
|
Oct-12-99 |
89 |
1350 |
68.3 |
1.9 |
|
Nov-15-99 |
73 |
1290 |
50.3 |
2.3 |
|
Dec-15-99 |
48 |
1090 |
35.0 |
2.3 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
74 |
1340 |
59.3 |
2.1 |
Haines (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on May 19, 1993
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
0 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
0 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.3 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
69 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
100 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
100 |
|
elephant-ear |
Colocasia esculenta |
60 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
60 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
50 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
20 |
|
alligator-weed |
Alternanthera philoxeroides |
10 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
10 |
|
giant bulrush |
Scirpus californicus |
10 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
10 |
|
elderberry |
Sambucus canadensis |
10 |