Little Grassy (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°15'7", Longitude 81°20'30"
Period of record: 8 sampling dates; August 11, 1997 to January 25, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
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 8 months sampled:
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Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
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Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
6 |
8 |
9 |
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Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
350 |
570 |
890 |
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Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
11.0 |
12.8 |
15.0 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 1 station for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
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Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Jan-25-99 |
6 |
890 |
4.0 |
14.0 |
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1999 Average |
6 |
890 |
4.0 |
14.0 |