Little Redwater 2 (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°20'55", Longitude 81°23'27"
Period of record: 29 sampling dates; August 12, 1997 to December 17, 1999
Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 20 acres / 8 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lake Wales Ridge Transition
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 29 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
13 |
19 |
28 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
530 |
840 |
1490 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
8.7 |
20.4 |
39.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.5 |
5.1 |
7.8 |
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 |
|
Jan-12-99 |
27 |
1020 |
35.0 |
3.5 |
|
Feb-15-99 |
23 |
920 |
23.3 |
4.2 |
|
Mar-07-99 |
22 |
880 |
20.3 |
4.3 |
|
Apr-11-99 |
19 |
860 |
11.3 |
4.0 |
|
May-23-99 |
18 |
870 |
11.7 |
4.5 |
|
Jun-13-99 |
16 |
880 |
14.3 |
4.0 |
|
Jul-18-99 |
15 |
700 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
|
Aug-17-99 |
14 |
740 |
14.7 |
5.0 |
|
Sep-15-99 |
18 |
1250 |
32.7 |
4.0 |
|
Oct-19-99 |
25 |
910 |
32.0 |
4.0 |
|
Nov-15-99 |
25 |
1040 |
34.0 |
4.2 |
|
Dec-17-99 |
22 |
970 |
28.7 |
4.5 |
|
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|
|
1999 Average |
20 |
920 |
22.4 |
4.3 |
Little Redwater 2 (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on July 9, 1996
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
24 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
4 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.9 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.7 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.1 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
35 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
90 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
90 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
80 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
70 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
60 |
|
sedge spp. |
Cyperus spp. |
60 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
50 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
50 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
40 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
40 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
40 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
30 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
30 |
|
respuinata bladderwort |
Utricularia resupinata |
30 |
|
smartweed |
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
20 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
20 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
10 |
|
salt-bush |
Baccharis spp. |
10 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
10 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
10 |
|
rush spp. |
Juncus oleraceus |
10 |