Barton (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°33'4", Longitude 81°18'57"
Period of record: 8 sampling dates; March 26, 1991 to February 28, 1997
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 140 acres / 57 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is a mixture of two major types dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation and coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Orlando Promontory division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
10 |
18 |
26 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
360 |
500 |
600 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
11.4 |
21.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.6 |
8.4 |
14.8 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.