Parker (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°3'54", Longitude 81°55'52"
Period of record: 3 sampling dates; September 3, 1999 to December 29, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Lakeland/Bone Valley Upland
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, clayey fine sand, and clay of the Bone Valley Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Bartow Embayment division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 4 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.6 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
17.4 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
60.4 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
26.4 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
197 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
15.6 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
23 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
12.2 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
19.2 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.2 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 3 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
99 |
105 |
110 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
3480 |
3580 |
3640 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
130.3 |
194.6 |
231.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
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 |
|
Sep-03-99 |
99 |
3640 |
231.7 |
1.0 |
|
Oct-30-99 |
110 |
3610 |
221.7 |
1.8 |
|
Dec-29-99 |
107 |
3480 |
130.3 |
1.0 |
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1999 Average |
105 |
3580 |
194.6 |
1.3 |