Pearl (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°16'58", Longitude 81°21'39"
Period of record: 20 sampling dates; October 26, 1994 to February 15, 1997
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 66 acres / 27 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southern Lake Wales Ridge
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 20 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
570 |
730 |
980 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
10.3 |
18.6 |
24.5 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.