Pioneer (Highlands County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°37'22", Longitude 81°29'40"
Period of record: 4 sampling dates; June 10, 1999 to December 29, 1999
Surface area (Dickinson et al. 1982): 93 acres / 37 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 4 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
400 |
500 |
600 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.3 |
11.9 |
16.3 |
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 |
|
Jun-10-99 |
7 |
400 |
3.3 |
13.8 |
|
Aug-18-99 |
8 |
450 |
3.7 |
10.0 |
|
Sep-24-99 |
8 |
570 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
|
Dec-29-99 |
9 |
600 |
2.0 |
16.3 |
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1999 Average |
8 |
500 |
3.8 |
11.9 |