Sterling (Broward County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 26°2'55", Longitude 80°15'29"
Period of record: 12 sampling dates; October 18, 1996 to December 20, 1997
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 10 acres / 4 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by shelly Chione sand with multiple very hard sany islands, cap rocks and laminated caliche crusts
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in theSaw Grass Plain subdivision of the Everglades division of the Gold Coast-Florida Bay District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
8.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
10.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
110.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
38.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
373 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
4.2 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
13 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
26.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
43.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.7 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
4.1 |
|
|
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) |
3 |
5 |
8 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
430 |
560 |
800 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
11.2 |
15.6 |
19.7 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.