Baptismal (Seminole County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°36'48", Longitude 81°14'56"
Period of record: 1 sampling date; August 14, 1996
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge
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 Casselberry-Oviedo-Geneva-Chuluota Hills division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
6.2 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
23.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
9.6 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
90 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
28 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
3.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
9.9 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.8 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.7 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
490 |
490 |
490 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.