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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.