Spring (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°2'18", Longitude 81°44'5"
Period of record: 6 sampling dates; December 27, 1991 to May 29, 1992
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 25 acres / 10 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 6 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
23 |
29 |
34 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
630 |
720 |
790 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
8.7 |
15.2 |
26.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.0 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.
Spring (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on August 12, 1992
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
0 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
0 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
6.7 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.7 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
5.3 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
48 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
5 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
tapegrass |
Vallisneria americana |
90 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
80 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
60 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
50 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
40 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
20 |
|
elephant-ear |
Colocasia esculenta |
20 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
10 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
10 |
|
Brazilian elodea |
Egeria densa |
10 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
10 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
10 |
|
short-bristle beakrush |
Rhynchospora corniculata |
10 |
Spring (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on August 17, 1994
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
28 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
7 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
not sampled |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
not sampled |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
not sampled |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
not sampled |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
4 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
not sampled