Westwood (Palm Beach County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 26°40'39", Longitude 80°12'2"
Period of record: 9 sampling dates; August 1, 1998 to December 26, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by calcareous shelly sand with diverse extinct tropical marine fauna, may contain multiple vary hard sandy cap rocks of the Caloosahatchee Fromation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Andytown Ridges and Sloughs subdivision of the Everglades division of the Gold Coast-Florida Bay District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 9 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
13 |
18 |
22 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
510 |
580 |
670 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
6.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.9 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
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-03-99 |
22 |
530 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
|
Feb-13-99 |
17 |
600 |
10.3 |
4.2 |
|
Mar-28-99 |
19 |
670 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
|
Sep-12-99 |
13 |
590 |
12.0 |
4.4 |
|
Oct-30-99 |
18 |
590 |
11.3 |
. |
|
Dec-26-99 |
20 |
650 |
11.7 |
2.9 |
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1999 Average |
18 |
600 |
10.1 |
3.8 |