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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.

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