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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.

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