Sea Oats (Lee County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 26°26'6", Longitude 82°6'43"

Period of record: 26 sampling dates; December 5, 1993 to August 31, 1999

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 26 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

24

39

57

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

900

1810

3100

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

6.0

27.7

65.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.0

2.7

5.8

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

Jan-15-99

40

1500

24.5

3.0

Feb-05-99

41

1520

21.0

2.8

Mar-04-99

38

1540

20.3

3.0

Apr-02-99

40

1610

14.7

3.0

May-07-99

45

1680

19.3

2.8

Jun-12-99

51

2030

47.0

1.5

Jul-02-99

42

2060

38.3

2.0

Aug-02-99

36

1710

33.7

2.3

Aug-31-99

44

1980

25.0

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

42

1740

27.1

2.6

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