Oakland (Dade County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 25°39'35", Longitude 80°22'23"
Period of record: 10 sampling dates; February 27, 1999 to December 9, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by oolite, bioclastic and quartz sand of the Miami Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Miami Rock Ridge subdivision of the Southern Atlantic Coastal Strip division of the Gold Coast-Florida Bay District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
8.0 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
86.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
261 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
4 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
18.5 |
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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) |
6 |
9 |
12 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
350 |
430 |
550 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
9.0 |
13.1 |
16.7 |
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 |
|
Feb-27-99 |
6 |
410 |
2.3 |
14.5 |
|
Mar-27-99 |
11 |
480 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
|
Apr-25-99 |
9 |
490 |
1.0 |
12.8 |
|
Jun-05-99 |
8 |
380 |
1.0 |
12.0 |
|
Jun-27-99 |
8 |
350 |
2.0 |
13.3 |
|
Aug-01-99 |
7 |
390 |
1.0 |
14.7 |
|
Aug-29-99 |
11 |
420 |
1.0 |
12.7 |
|
Sep-26-99 |
8 |
400 |
1.0 |
16.7 |
|
Nov-07-99 |
12 |
440 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
|
Dec-09-99 |
12 |
550 |
2.3 |
15.0 |
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1999 Average |
9 |
430 |
1.7 |
13.1 |