Isis (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°36'44", Longitude 81°30'38"
Period of record: 2 sampling dates; July 16, 1995 to August 26, 1995
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 53 acres / 21 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southern Lake Wales Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Eastern Complex of the Central Ridge subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 2 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
8 |
12 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
3560 |
3580 |
3610 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
21.7 |
22.2 |
22.7 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.