Shipp (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°0'10", Longitude 81°44'29"
Period of record: 12 sampling dates; October 22, 1991 to December 20, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 283 acres / 115 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Winter Haven/Lake Henry Ridges
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Winter Haven Karst division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 12 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
31 |
56 |
79 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1550 |
1790 |
2100 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
39.3 |
78.9 |
116.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
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-30-99 |
46 |
1670 |
67.3 |
2.0 |
|
Jul-30-99 |
50 |
1550 |
67.0 |
1.5 |
|
Aug-21-99 |
52 |
1800 |
87.7 |
1.4 |
|
Sep-28-99 |
55 |
2060 |
104.0 |
1.5 |
|
Oct-25-99 |
55 |
1940 |
104.7 |
1.5 |
|
Nov-23-99 |
54 |
1960 |
88.7 |
1.6 |
|
Dec-20-99 |
54 |
1890 |
86.3 |
1.5 |
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1999 Average |
52 |
1840 |
86.5 |
1.6 |