Hammock 2 (Dade County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 25°41'15", Longitude 80°16'50"

Period of record: 1 sampling date; February 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 oolite, bioclastic and quartz sand of the Miami Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Miami Rock Ridge subdivision of the Southern Atlantic Coastal Strip 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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)

155.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

523

Color (Pt-Co units)

12

Chloride (mg/L)

58.5

 

 

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)

16

16

16

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

700

700

700

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

11.0

11.0

11.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.5

5.5

5.5

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

Feb-27-99

16

700

11.0

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

16

700

11.0

5.5

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