Lost (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°48'57", Longitude 81°28'44"
Period of record: 13 sampling dates; December 6, 1998 to December 12, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
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 13 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
24 |
38 |
64 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
870 |
1120 |
1440 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
22.7 |
69.7 |
144.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
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-02-99 |
24 |
950 |
22.7 |
1.7 |
|
Feb-14-99 |
27 |
870 |
32.7 |
1.5 |
|
Mar-13-99 |
36 |
1080 |
50.3 |
1.5 |
|
Apr-11-99 |
39 |
1040 |
83.3 |
1.5 |
|
May-01-99 |
55 |
1190 |
144.3 |
1.4 |
|
Jun-13-99 |
30 |
1130 |
53.0 |
1.7 |
|
Jul-05-99 |
27 |
910 |
52.3 |
2.0 |
|
Aug-07-99 |
27 |
1140 |
57.3 |
2.0 |
|
Sep-04-99 |
24 |
1300 |
32.5 |
1.5 |
|
Oct-02-99 |
38 |
1440 |
89.3 |
1.5 |
|
Nov-14-99 |
45 |
1150 |
101.7 |
1.0 |
|
Dec-12-99 |
64 |
1130 |
97.0 |
1.5 |
|
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|
1999 Average |
36 |
1110 |
68.0 |
1.6 |