Otter (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°48'28", Longitude 81°29'1"
Period of record: 14 sampling dates; November 7, 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 14 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
6 |
9 |
11 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
530 |
770 |
1070 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
6.3 |
14.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.7 |
8.3 |
10.5 |
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 |
7 |
810 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
|
Feb-14-99 |
7 |
910 |
3.0 |
9.8 |
|
Mar-13-99 |
9 |
1040 |
2.0 |
8.5 |
|
Apr-11-99 |
10 |
1070 |
4.3 |
9.0 |
|
May-01-99 |
10 |
1000 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
|
Jun-13-99 |
8 |
920 |
5.0 |
. |
|
Jul-05-99 |
6 |
660 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
|
Aug-07-99 |
9 |
630 |
4.3 |
10.5 |
|
Sep-04-99 |
8 |
760 |
5.0 |
7.8 |
|
Oct-02-99 |
10 |
620 |
10.3 |
6.9 |
|
Nov-14-99 |
10 |
600 |
14.3 |
4.7 |
|
Dec-12-99 |
9 |
530 |
10.0 |
7.7 |
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|
1999 Average |
9 |
800 |
6.0 |
8.1 |