Suzy (DeSoto County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°3'3", Longitude 82°1'47"
Period of record: 16 sampling dates; September 18, 1998 to December 18, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southwestern Flatlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the De Soto Slope division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.0 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
30.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
351 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
49 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
95.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 16 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
38 |
83 |
165 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
680 |
950 |
1590 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.7 |
24.8 |
111.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.2 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
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 |
|
Jan-21-99 |
38 |
690 |
4.7 |
. |
|
Feb-16-99 |
48 |
720 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
|
Mar-16-99 |
49 |
790 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
|
Apr-18-99 |
44 |
680 |
4.0 |
. |
|
May-18-99 |
47 |
770 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
|
Jun-18-99 |
68 |
810 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
|
Jul-13-99 |
165 |
1090 |
37.3 |
3.0 |
|
Aug-14-99 |
155 |
1590 |
111.3 |
2.2 |
|
Sep-14-99 |
154 |
1470 |
79.7 |
2.7 |
|
Oct-14-99 |
114 |
1180 |
31.0 |
3.5 |
|
Nov-16-99 |
75 |
1030 |
21.0 |
3.3 |
|
Dec-18-99 |
83 |
1120 |
26.7 |
2.5 |
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1999 Average |
87 |
990 |
27.8 |
4.4 |