Wales (Polk County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°54'2", Longitude 81°34'20"
Period of record: 8 sampling dates; April 5, 1990 to February 28, 1991
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 326 acres / 132 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Northern Lake Wales Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Iron Mountains subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 6 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
12.4 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
32.9 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
11.6 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
118 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
9.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
9 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
6.2 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
11.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
22 |
31 |
45 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
680 |
930 |
1530 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
16.3 |
26.1 |
49.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.