Paradise (Bradford County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 29°47'17", Longitude 82°2'51"

Period of record: 1 sampling date; February 12, 1998

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 46 acres / 19 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Trail Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by quartz sand and quartzite gravel with sandy clay beds of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Interlachen Sand Hills division of the Central Lake District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

8.0

Sulfate (mg/L)

5.2

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

33.0

Calcium (mg/L)

12.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

99

Magnesium (mg/L)

0.9

Color (Pt-Co units)

6

Sodium (mg/L)

4.3

Chloride (mg/L)

8.9

Potassium (mg/L)

0.4

Silicon (mg/L)

0.3

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

7

7

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

540

540

540

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

12.8

12.8

12.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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