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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
|
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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.