Longshore (Collier County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 26°16'7", Longitude 81°43'17"

Period of record: 16 sampling dates; December 17, 1996 to December 20, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Big Cypress

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated clastic and shell deposits of the Fort Thompson Group Formation

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Corkscrew Swamp division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

8.2

Sulfate (mg/L)

12.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

199.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

491

Color (Pt-Co units)

39

Chloride (mg/L)

32.8

Silicon (mg/L)

1.8

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 16 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

14

25

49

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

450

710

930

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.3

9.1

20.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.8

6.2

8.8

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-24-99

26

840

5.3

8.0

Apr-06-99

18

660

4.5

.

Oct-17-99

23

650

15.0

8.8

Nov-25-99

24

730

4.7

7.0

Dec-20-99

23

930

11.0

6.7

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

23

760

8.1

7.6

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