Josephine (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°51'55", Longitude 81°34'36"
Period of record: 5 sampling dates; August 16, 1999 to December 15, 1999
Surface area (Dickinson et al. 1982): 26 acres / 11 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern 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 Iron Mountains 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 5 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
7 |
10 |
12 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
670 |
940 |
1500 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
5.0 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.5 |
8.6 |
10.5 |
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 |
|
Aug-16-99 |
10 |
910 |
5.0 |
8.6 |
|
Sep-16-99 |
12 |
840 |
10.3 |
7.7 |
|
Oct-13-99 |
10 |
670 |
8.3 |
7.5 |
|
Nov-15-99 |
7 |
770 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
|
Dec-15-99 |
9 |
1500 |
7.0 |
8.6 |
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1999 Average |
10 |
940 |
7.1 |
8.6 |