Maude (Polk County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°2'20", Longitude 81°43'16"

Period of record: 68 sampling dates; November 12, 1991 to November 8, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 55 acres / 22 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Winter Haven/Lake Henry Ridges

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 Winter Haven Karst division of the Central Lake District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 68 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

15

35

84

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

350

680

1310

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.3

13.2

42.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.7

6.9

10.7

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-26-99

29

620

7.0

7.3

Feb-16-99

30

630

7.0

7.3

Mar-24-99

24

680

1.3

7.3

Apr-20-99

.

.

3.7

7.3

May-11-99

37

680

6.0

7.3

Jun-16-99

26

620

11.7

7.0

Jul-14-99

22

780

8.0

7.0

Aug-11-99

25

640

13.0

7.3

Nov-08-99

84

1310

20.0

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

34

740

8.6

7.3

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