Little Otis (Polk County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°0'34", Longitude 81°42'35"

Period of record: 5 sampling dates; August 10, 1991 to December 10, 1991

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Winter Haven/Lake Henry Ridges

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Winter Haven Karst 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)

16

19

21

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

630

710

800

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

5.7

15.1

25.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.0

5.6

6.7

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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