Hunter (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°1'55", Longitude 81°57'59"
Period of record: 55 sampling dates; April 22, 1990 to December 20, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 100 acres / 40 hectacres
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 and Lakeland Ridge divisions of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 4 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.7 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
6.2 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
60.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
21.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
162 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.5 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
17 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
6.2 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
11.7 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.7 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.7 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 55 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
85 |
146 |
262 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1230 |
1950 |
4300 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
54.3 |
111.2 |
316.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
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 |
|
Oct-19-99 |
152 |
2090 |
143.7 |
1.7 |
|
Nov-17-99 |
185 |
2520 |
164.0 |
1.0 |
|
Dec-20-99 |
209 |
2530 |
110.7 |
0.9 |
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1999 Average |
182 |
2380 |
139.4 |
1.2 |