Roseate (Lee County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 26°26'11", Longitude 82°3'56"

Period of record: 15 sampling dates; December 5, 1993 to May 19, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southwestern Flatlands

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand, shell, clay, marl, and peat of the Holocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Barrier Island Coastal Strip division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 15 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

23

52

110

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

1000

1790

3070

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.0

31.5

117.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.2

3.2

7.3

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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