Winterset (Polk County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 27°58'28", Longitude 81°40'55"

Period of record: 5 sampling dates; March 26, 1997 to August 10, 1997

Surface area : No data available.

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 5 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

14

17

20

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

590

780

1390

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

9.3

17.1

25.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.2

4.2

5.2

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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