Smart (Polk County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°3'28", Longitude 81°42'40"

Period of record: 13 sampling dates; January 1, 1991 to September 4, 1995

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 275 acres / 111 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.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

8.7

Sulfate (mg/L)

25.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

77.7

Calcium (mg/L)

20.7

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

369

Magnesium (mg/L)

7.7

Color (Pt-Co units)

37

Sodium (mg/L)

39.7

Chloride (mg/L)

48.0

Potassium (mg/L)

10.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 13 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

47

127

211

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

1320

1770

2170

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

41.3

69.3

96.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.9

2.3

2.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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