Daniel (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°34'56", Longitude 81°24'4"

Period of record: 25 sampling dates; December 2, 1990 to June 27, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Orlando Promontory division of the Central Lake District.

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

7.8

Sulfate (mg/L)

14.7

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

48.2

Calcium (mg/L)

20.2

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

195

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

14

Sodium (mg/L)

12.0

Chloride (mg/L)

19.5

Potassium (mg/L)

3.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.8

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 25 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

17

35

67

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

510

840

1680

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.3

23.5

68.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.3

4.4

8.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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