Lizzie (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°49'4", Longitude 81°40'16"
Period of record: 10 sampling dates; August 16, 1996 to June 21, 1997
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 95 acres / 38 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lake Wales Ridge Transition
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 Bartow Embayment division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
6.6 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
14.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
5.8 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
120 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
25 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
8.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
22.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 10 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
13 |
15 |
18 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
590 |
670 |
710 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.5 |
9.6 |
11.5 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.